For months, there has been intense debate about whether LeBron James will continue his career after the coming season. Now the 40-year-old has fueled the rumors himself. On Tuesday afternoon, he plans to announce “the second decision” of his career.
The starting point is a social media post by James, which he published late Monday evening (German time). In the video, the NBA star runs into the frame and sits down on a chair. Opposite him is a second person, possibly his interviewer.
With this setting, James is clearly flirting with “The Decision” from 2010. At that time, the now four-time NBA champion organized a media-effective live broadcast in which he announced his decision about his sporting future. After seven years in Cleveland, he joined the Miami Heat. Appropriately, he called the upcoming announcement “The Second Decision.”
There is already wild speculation about the content. Of course, the possibility of James ending his career is also being discussed. In recent weeks and months, LeBron himself has repeatedly fueled the rumor mill.
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“I’m definitely on the home stretch. Retirement is coming, it’s coming, just not yet,” he said in a podcast in mid-September. During Media Days last week, James added that the end of his NBA career would “come sooner rather than later.”
In a broadcast by “Uninterrupted,” his own media company, James recently reiterated that basketball has not lost its appeal for him. “It still feels like I’m touching the ball for the first time. It still feels like I’m walking into my middle school gym or my high school gym for the first time.”
The fact is, James’ contract with the Los Angeles Lakers expires after the coming season. So far, both sides have not agreed on an extension. According to reports, there have been few discussions in this direction. James could now create further facts himself in “The Second Decision.” This is to be announced on Tuesday at 6 p.m. German time.
