DENVER —
Did LeBron James play his last game for the Lakers?
The Lakers’ season ended Monday night after a 108-106 loss to the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena in Game 5 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series, at which point nothing bound James to the team.
James, 39, can decline his $50.4-million option for next season.
The choice will say more about the priorities of the 39-year-old James than the state of the Lakers.
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In James’ six seasons with the Lakers, they have been eliminated in the first round of the playoffs twice and not even reached them two other times.