The next couple of months will also provide time for James to consider his future as a Laker. He will head to Paris to represent Team USA in the Olympic Games alongside the likes of Kevin Durant and Steph Curry, with the 39-year-old stressing “I have to rest my body for USA basketball.” James, playing in his 21st season in the league, averaged 27.8 points across the five games along with 6.8 rebounds, 8.8 assists, 2.4 steals and one block.ĭespite the silver lining of an extended break from the sport, the summer won’t be one long vacation for James. Bart Young/NBAE/Getty Imagesĭespite the lopsided series scoreline, the Nuggets were frequently pushed by the Lakers and relied on the heroics of point guard Jamal Murray in the final seconds of the game on two separate occasions. James speaks at a press conference after Monday's match-up. My daughter’s playing volleyball and my wife is doing so many great things, so it’s about family right now.” “I got another kid who’s playing AAU ball right now. “One of my boys is trying to decide if he’s going to enter the draft or go back to school,” added James, referring to his 19-year-old son Bronny. “I just want to get home to the family, honestly,” James said after the game. With his season once again coming to a premature end, James is looking forward to spending some time away from basketball. It is the fourth time James has failed to advance beyond the first round in his six years as a Laker, after falling to the Phoenix Suns in 2021 and missing the playoffs entirely in 20 – though LA did win a championship in the pandemic-affected 2020 campaign. After being dispatched in five games by the reigning champion Denver Nuggets, LeBron James spoke to the media about what’s next for the Los Angeles Lakers’ superstar.ĭenver clinched a 4-1 series victory on Monday to send the Purple and Gold packing from the postseason for the second year in a row.

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