Any thoughts of rest for the weary were pretty quickly tossed out the window barely hours after the conclusion of the Lakers loss in Game 4 to the Nuggets on Monday. LeBron James was responsible for that as anyone with discussion of a potential retirement, immediately tossing a level of uncertainty into the team’s offseason plans.
That was just the beginning of what will be an offseason full of reports and rumors. If LeBron is indeed trying to use the threat of retirement as a leverage play to get the Lakers front office to make a move, most assume it would be for Kyrie Irving.