LeBron James previously updated the social media and wrote: "All decisions in all decisions, October 7, 12 noon East."
Lakers team reporter Daniel Starkand and Trevor Lane talked about James' updates on the Lakers Nation podcast.
Trevor Lane said: "Most people's first reaction to this is the 'ultimate decision' - announcing retirement, but is this too superficial? He turned 41 in December, which will indeed trigger speculation on retirement, but he chatted and laughed at the media day, emphasizing that he still enjoyed the preparation process. This is exactly the most difficult part for players to stick to. What really defeats the players is often not the confrontation of the field, but the torment of preparation day after day, but LeBron is obviously still happy."
"Of course, it is not surprising that he retires at any time with his achievements. I personally think he will play for another year or two, but it is not surprising if he really leaves after this season. Judging from the timing, it makes sense to announce the retirement now. Kobe announced the last season in the season that year, and LeBron is likely to not retire quietly like Duncan, and announce in advance that he can accept goodbye tribute in every stadium like Kobe."
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