LeBron James has not had his exit interview with Lakers coach Darvin Ham and general manager Rob Pelinka following the franchise’s series-ending Game 4 loss to the Nuggets in the Western Conference finals on Monday night.
James, who played in only 55 regular-season games this season due to several injuries, finished Game 4 with a stellar 40-point performance to conclude the final game of his 20th NBA season. Despite his incredible outing, Denver earned the series sweep of Los Angeles. The 38-year-old then offered a cryptic response regarding his NBA future in the postgame press conference, leading to the notion that the four-time champion could be considering retirement.
As a result, Pelinka told reporters that he and Ham will have their exit interview with James in the coming days and that the 19-time All-Star “earned the right” to reflect on his NBA future, calling it “human” and an “inflection point.”
