When the Lakers lost to the Nuggets 113–111 Monday evening to close the book on Los Angeles’s 2023 season, basketball fans were left to confront the unthinkable: the potential retirement of Los Angeles forward LeBron James.
James was evasive, opaque and terse during his presser after dropping 40 points in Denver’s comeback victory, telling reporters he “[has] to think about” potentially walking away from the game after 20 years.
The news took the basketball world by surprise for a number of reasons, not the least of which was the money James would leave behind by retiring.
