At the age of 35, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is still one of the best and one of the most dominant players in the NBA. His longevity is very rare.
With the Lakers possibly winning their 17th championship, which would be LeBron’s fourth NBA title, the questions arise about where James end his career. Even if it may not come in the near future.
ESPN’s NBA insider Brian Windhorst shared his thoughts on the future on LeBron in Los Angeles. According to him, James will probably finish his career with the Lakers but the lack of connection that he has with the franchise could play a role when he has to decide where the best place to end his career is.
“Probably,” Windhorst said on The Alex Kennedy Podcast. “His decision to go to LA… it makes all the sense in the world. It’s not really an emotional decision. It was a personal decision. It was a business decision. Him being a Laker it makes all the sense.
“To me when I see LeBron as a Laker I’m not moved like I was when LeBron a Heat or LeBron was a Cav. This championship that I assume they’re going to win when they win one of the next three games it will be a special moment because it will bring the Lakers back. It happens in the wake of Kobe’s tragic death.
“And so for the Lakers and their fans, for Kobe fans there is a moment there but it is not the same. In my view. I mean he can feel differently and he can say differently. But in my view it’s no quite the same as his first win in Miami when he broke through. It’s definitely not the same, again to me, as the win in Cleveland.
“It is an incredibly valuable moment, every championship is so hard to win that they all should savoring and celebrating. But winning the franchise’s 17th, breaking the interminable 10-year drought between championships that the Lakers fans suffered through.
“It’s not quite like winning one in Cleveland after 52 years and 40-some years of a Cavs organization. It’s not like when he won for the first time, overcame 4 or 5 bitter years of losses in the playoffs in his first time in Miami where he was just burned by so many when he decided to go there.
“I don’t think it’s in the same category. He may disagree. And so I don’t know if the connection is quite the same. The Lakers short-term future it looks very bright if he stays healthy and if he rattles off a couple. Maybe it does change it. Sitting here in 2020 I doubt LeBron will be remembered as a Laker.”
