Is LeBron James Dropping Clues About Retirement? Plus, Do the Lakers Have a Title Path?

Fair to say people are fully invested in the LeBron James retirement tea leaves. So when he speaks about the subject, as he did this week on the 360 With Speedy show, it's going to get a lot of attention. And here, LeBron didn't reveal a ton, only (again) that he's (obviously) far closer to the end than the beginning. But to some ears, at least, you could hear hints that he's planning to stick around beyond this season, and overall there are certainly indications he's inclined to do so assuming he maintains his strong level of play and doesn't run into major physical issues. What might get him to hang it up after this year? A title might be a good place to start. And with that in mind, we open up the mailbag to take viewer/listener questions. The first one starts with that question of a title. Do the Lakers have a path? And if they do, is it one that is relatively easily navigated, or will they need to hack through jungle with a machete to get to the promised land? Plus, bold predictions!!! Then another piece of mail, asking about JJ Redick and Darvin Ham. Will JJ get the same level of scrutiny as Ham did in his second season? Was Darvin treated unfairly, looking back? What will Redick have to do in order to maintain the perception of continued growth? HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky SEGMENT 1: LeBron retirement hints? SEGMENT 2: Do the Lakers have a real path to a title? SEGMENT 3: JJ vs. Darvin. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! 5-Hour ENERGYEnough with boring, flavorless caffeine, it’s time to give your caffeine a flavor upgrade with 5-hour ENERGY®️ shots. Get the favorites you love or be bold and try something new in-store and online at https://www.5hourENERGY.com or Amazon today. OpenPhoneStreamline and scale your customer communications with OpenPhone. Get 20% off your first 6 months at https://www.openphone.com/lockedonnba Monarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNBA at https://monarchmoney.com/lockedonnba for 50% off your first year FanDuelRight now, new customers can bet just FIVE dollars and if your bet wins—you’ll get THREE HUNDRED dollars in bonus bets to use across the app. Download the FanDuel app now by visiting https://FanDuel.comto get started FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)