It’s nearly a certainty that this year’s NBA postseason will be the first one since 2005 that doesn’t feature LeBron James. The Lakers’ chances of qualifying for the playoffs are less than 0.1%, according to Basketball-Reference. It will be weird for basketball fans to turn on their televisions in May and June and not see this generation’s most impressive player. Perhaps that’s why Charles Barkley extended an invitation to LeBron to come on Inside the NBA.
“He ain’t got nothing else to do!” Barkley explained when Shaquille O’Neal objected.
Shaq countered with a better offer.