LeBron James doesn’t know how he’ll mark the end of his career.
“I don’t know how many seasons I have left. I know it’s not that many,” James said at his All-Star media availability Sunday, according to The Washington Post’s Ben Golliver. “I was asked this question a couple days ago, ‘Will you take the farewell tour or just ‘Tim Duncan’ it?’ I’m 50-50.”
James added: “There’s times where I feel like I owe it to my fans that’s been along this journey with me for two decades plus to be able to give them that moment, where it’s every city, and they give you flowers. … But the other side, I’ve never been that great with accepting praise. It’s a weird feeling.”
The Los Angeles Lakers star is in the middle of his 21st NBA season. He openly pondered the end of his illustrious career following a sweep at the hands of the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals last year.
Duncan announced his retirement in the 2016 offseason after the San Antonio Spurs lost in the postseason. Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, in comparison, announced he’d retire during the 2015-16 campaign and embarked on a farewell tour.
