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Dec 17, 2021; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) argues the call against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the third quarter at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports
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Dec 17, 2021; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) argues the call against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the third quarter at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports
LeBron James is in the 19th season of his career. Just 3 more seasons away from breaking yet another NBA record which might be unbeatable. And he himself has hoped to see through his career, long enough to break that record. But we’ll come to that later.
LeBron James has a contract until the end of 2022-23 season with the Lakers. And as mentioned before, he hopes to play longer in the league. Moreover, he doesn’t seem to have the physical drawbacks with the coming of age.
It’s like the laws of biology and physics don’t apply to James. Therefore, he’s clearly set to break Vince Carter’s record of most seasons played in the NBA. However an NBA expert and founder of Ringer, Bill Simmons feels he might not retire as a Laker.
We are like 5 days away from the first unsubstantiated “LeBron loves what he’s seeing from the young Cavaliers and might want to finish his career there” story and I honestly can’t wait.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) December 18, 2021
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Contrary to what James himself claimed a few months ago? Lakers and most NBA fans didn’t seem to agree with him.
Hence they took to Twitter to let Bill hear the brunt of it.
NBA Twitter erupts as Simmons questions James’ long term Lakers plans
When Bron went to the Heat, they won 33 games before. Cavs were high lottery picks for years after he left until he returned. He went to the Lakers after being a lottery team for 6 straight years & had zero stars on their team. Your narrative is cute tho
— Dutch Hofstetter (@mambadutch) December 18, 2021
Lakers fans are the new cowboys fans. Your team can look like a disjointed mess for over a 4th of a season and you will just keep saying "its only been 10 games..only been 20 games.." how long till you see that the team has no identity. Old. Cant shoot. Injury prone.
— Karlan Dan Schweitzer (@dan_karlan) December 19, 2021
This comment right here brings me back to the summer of 2015 when Heat fans was saying the same damn thing 😂
And look how that turned out
— Jermaine ☃️ (@NotoriousPunk23) December 18, 2021
What in the **** is this garbage? How many picks we getting? 6? How about we just cut out the middle man and take Lebron and throw picks the other way
— BD🏌 (@Brendan_D_Mirg) December 18, 2021
I don t think LBJ will depart and leave the Lakers in shambles. He constructed that team and he s the Captain and have to fix the ship, which might include trading his buddy AD to continue his title run. His upside should gather multiple starters and 2 #1 draft picks.
— @dageorgiaboi (@dageorgiaboi) December 19, 2021
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Does LeBron James really want to leave the Lakers?
At the beginning of the season, LeBron James expressed he would like to retire as a Laker. So if he gets another extension beyond his contract, he would naturally love for it to be with the Lakers. However, Bill Simmons’ comments really beckon the question “Is LeBron really happy with the Lakers?”
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Dec 15, 2021; Dallas, Texas, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) celebrates the win over the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
The Lakers have clearly not met the expectations of what experts predicted as the outcome of building a Super Team. And with Davis set to miss a month due to injury, one really wonders about the Lakers’ championship ambitions this season. With Westbrook rumored to be on his way out, will LeBron also request a trade back to Cleveland?
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As possible as that may sound, it’s almost absurd to imagine that LeBron will request a trade to Cleveland. First, he’s not the kind to leave a team high and dry. And even though he has already won a championship with the Lakers, he certainly has more goals with the Lakers franchise. He has clearly expressed that he and his family are happy in Los Angeles. Have we ever known LeBron to run from a challenge? If he requests a trade, it would forever dent his legacy. Therefore, would he risk doing that? Seems unlikely.
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