The Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets will square off in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Monday night (in Colorado).
The Lakers would be eliminated from the NBA playoffs with a defeat as they now trail the Nuggets 3-1 in the series.
James, who turned 39 in December, is still one of the NBA’s finest players. In 71 games during the regular season, he averaged 25.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 8.3 assists, and 1.3 steals while shooting 41.0% from three-point range and 54.0% from the field.
He is a six-year Lakers player who assisted the team in defeating the Miami Heat to win the 2020 NBA Championship.
James will have to choose between accepting a player option that will pay him $51.4 million for the 2024–25 season or becoming a free agency this summer.
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