On the way to 42 years old and facing what may be his last active season, LeBron James has paralyzed the NBA. In the best basketball league in the world, no one dares to take a step until they know the fate of the legend. More than two weeks have passed since he announced his decision to leave the Lakers and become a free agent, but he has not yet revealed the name of his new team.
Uncertainty eats away not only at fans and potential rivals and teammates, but also at Adam Silver. The commissioner does not want to risk taking basic steps for next season without knowing where LeBron will play. “Where I play will affect the schedule. As you can imagine, teams are calling us, television networks are calling us and everyone wants to close the schedule. It will influence how we organize it, how we set the opening week, Christmas Day…”
The NBA always schedules big games, with title contending teams and stars at the opening of the competition and on December 25, so Silver is starting to get impatient. “I would like you to make your announcement as soon as possible so that we can finish preparing the calendar. I need you to make a decision,” said the head of the competition during an event in New York.
In recent days, LeBron has also participated in some public events, although he did not reveal anything about a future that should be resolved shortly. “I won’t keep you waiting much longer,” he said. According to prestigious journalists in the United States, at the beginning of next week the great mystery surrounding the NBA could be resolved.
Among the most likely destinations there is talk of a second return to the Cavaliers, his home, where he debuted in the NBA and where he won his third ring in 2016; also to the Heat, where he won his first two titles (2012 and 2013) and where he would make a fearsome couple with Giannis Antetokounmpo; the Sixers, the Warriors and the Timberwolves. “The team will be fun,” he dropped the myth.
The entire NBA is waiting for LeBron, whose ability to attract at almost 42 years old is still extraordinary. If in 2010 he announced his future – leaving for the Heat – on television, nothing seems to have changed 16 years later. Each of his movements continues to be key in the best League in the world.
