{"id":4781,"date":"2022-12-29T22:28:14","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T21:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europepublic.com\/lebron-james-hints-at-wanting-to-leave-lakers-they-should-let-him\/"},"modified":"2022-12-29T22:28:14","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T21:28:14","slug":"lebron-james-hints-at-wanting-to-leave-lakers-they-should-let-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/europepublic.com\/lebron-james-hints-at-wanting-to-leave-lakers-they-should-let-him\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James hints at wanting to leave Lakers. They should let him"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Lakers forward LeBron James reacts during a game against the Kings on Dec. 21 in Sacramento. (Jos\u00e9 Luis Villegas \/ Associated Press)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

You just knew he was going to say it.<\/p>\n

And, sure enough, in a most demanding way at the most difficult of times, he said it.<\/p>\n

While lugging around a pile of disappointment for a second consecutive season, LeBron James<\/a> is claiming his arms are tired.<\/p>\n

After realizing that the final fruitful years of his career could be spent mired in mediocrity, LeBron James is claiming his mind is wandering.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday night in a postgame press conference in Miami, two days before his birthday, James carefully lined up 38 candles, pointed them in the direction of Jeanie Buss<\/a> and Rob Pelinka<\/a>, and blew.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to finish my career playing at this level from a team aspect,\u201d James said.<\/p>\n

The Lakers<\/a> had just lost for the 21st time in 35 games.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlaying basketball at this level just to be playing basketball is not in my DNA,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Lakers are again spiraling toward the bottom of the standings and seem destined to miss the playoffs for the second time in James\u2019 four seasons here.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know what I can still bring to any ball club with the right pieces,\u201d James said.<\/p>\n

The Lakers have James under a guaranteed contract for at least two more seasons, and he\u2019s not guaranteeing he\u2019ll stay interested for that long.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a winner and I want to win \u2026 so we\u2019ll see what happens and see how fresh my mind stays over the next couple of years,\u201d James said.<\/p>\n

There are many times that comments from the infinitely passive-aggressive James are open for interpretation, but this is not one of them.<\/p>\n

This is aggressive-aggressive.<\/p>\n

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