“Luka Dončić wants LeBron James to retire from the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers, a source told DallasHoopsJournal.com.
James is set to make $52.6 million next season in the final year of his contract. If he retires after the 2025–26 campaign, Dončić would get his wish. However, if James chooses to play in 2026–27, Dončić hopes the league’s all-time leading scorer re-signs with the Lakers in the summer of 2026, the source said.
Dončić, a native of Slovenia, has frequently said James was the player he watched most growing up. The former Dallas Mavericks superstar enjoyed playing alongside James last season and believes the Lakers can contend for a championship next year, the source said.”
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Initially read that as Luka forcing him to retire lol
Is the sky blue? Like no shit.
*ESPN: Luka wants LeBron to retire from the NBA*
Bron is still, at his age, the best teammate Luka has ever played with. Of course he wants Bron to stick around, he wants to WIN!
This headline is crazy. Sports journalism is in a sad state of sensationalism
“Hey LeBron, Skinny Luka is here, we’re all good.” – Luka
LeBron is going to play till 50
Say it ain’t so!
He wants him to retire…
He wants him to retire… as a laker.
He wants him to stay a laker until he retires.
I think I get it.
Luka always wants to “win now”.. I remember all those idiotic reports of “the Lakers are planning for Luka!!! Not to win now with/for Lebron!!”
I want Luka doncic to retire a Dallas maverick
ESPN- Breaking: Luka gives Lebron ultimatum, retire now!
Whoever worded the headline like this is diabolical
First Take would have a 2-hour segment on this
Bro says he hopes to play with Bron till he retires and they cook up a headline like he wants him shipped to retirement home tomorrow lmao.
“The future is now old man”
A ton of Facebook pages are absolutely going to cut that end off and post
“Sources say Luka wants LeBron to retire”
What sane human wouldn’t want him as their mentor til the wheels fall off??
The don put out a hit
Luka Dončić wants LeBron James to die from old age, a source told DallasHoopsJournal.com.
Luka: “The future is now old man”
I almost thought this said Luka want Lebron to retire I was about to say what the hell 😂
Lebron acting like he needs to find another team shows how much he really meant about passing the torch to AD. Like why wouldn’t he be down w passing the torch to Luka if he was fine passing it to AD?
“Great player wants great teammate to stay on the team”
More at 11
The title was so misleading. I thought Luka was forcing Lebron to retire at first.
PLOT FUCKING TWIST
Immediately?
Aha sensational… what other headlines can we come up with to click bait?
Before the season starts??
Lebron about to come with the 17th prime now lol
Harlem Globetrotters is his second choice
Obviously, he’s still elite and arguably the GOAT.
That makes all of us
Insane clickbait
Whoever wrote that headline should be fired
such a fucking shit headline
Huh he wants to do it all himself so nobody can say “you needed Lebron!”
Luka DonGM
Click baiting bs
Old and in the way.
What else is he gonna say? I hope he leaves our team and retires somewhere else. lol
“From NBA” is placed so awkwardly in a headline that 99% of the time would just say “Wants LeBron James to Retire with Los Angeles Lakers”. They know what they’re doing.