Is LeBron James Dropping Clues About Retirement? Plus, Do the Lakers Have a Title Path?

Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers · Sep 19, 2025 · 34m

Fair to say people are fully invested in the LeBron James retirement tea leaves.

So when he speaks about the subject, as he did this week on the 360 With Speedy show, it's going to get a lot of attention. And here, LeBron didn't reveal a ton, only (again) that he's (obviously) far closer to the end than the beginning. But to some ears, at least, you could hear hints that he's planning to stick around beyond this season, and overall there are certainly indications he's inclined to do so assuming he maintains his strong level of play and doesn't run into major physical issues.

What might get…