The 2025-26 NBA season has brought a lot of ‘firsts’ for LeBron James . For the first time in 23 seasons, the King has missed the opening night. As you know, James is recovering from right sciatica. Meanwhile, the Lakers’ superstar doesn’t have a contract extension to keep him going for the upcoming seasons. That $52.6 million deal is the final string holding him and LA together (maybe). If not, then no one knows what the future looks like for James, not even Shams Charania.

Recently, the ESPN insider joined Andrew Schulz & Co. on the Flagrant podcast. In a conversation that ranged from the ongoing gambling controversy to LeBron’s situation in LA, Charania shared his insights. He said :

“ We still don’t know where LeBron James is going to be. Is he going to finish his career with

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