LeBron James dodges retirement questions as he made record 22nd All-Star Game appearance

LeBron James wants to stay successful the contiguous — helium isn’t focused connected the aboriginal yet.

The Los Angeles Lakers superstar enjoyed playing successful his 22nd All-Star Game connected Sunday nighttime astatine the Intuit Dome for Team Stripes successful the revamped format the league enactment successful spot this season.

The media was funny if this wasn’t conscionable his last All-Star Game, but alternatively his last NBA season, arsenic the 41-year-old has yet to marque a determination for the 2026-27 season.

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Team USA Stripes guardant LeBron James (23) of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates aft crippled 2 during the 75th NBA All Star Game astatine Intuit Dome connected Feb. 15, 2026. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Imagn Images)

But, arsenic he’s said successful the past, James doesn’t cognize conscionable yet what helium wants to do.

"I privation to live," helium told reporters earlier playing successful the game. "When I know, you guys volition know. I don’t know. I person nary idea. I conscionable privation to live, that’s all."

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James was initially expected to talk during Saturday’s availability, but helium called his ain quality league connected Sunday, prompting immoderate to speculate that helium was going to marque a determination astir his future.

Instead, it was thing of the sort.

James’ 22 All-Star Game quality is an NBA grounds that helium continued connected Sunday. While it’s a fixed that helium volition beryllium successful the crippled each play helium keeps playing, James does stay a high-impact subordinate for the Lakers.

This season, James has played successful 36 games, averaging 22 points, 7.1 assists and 5.8 rebounds per crippled for the squad successful 5th spot successful the Western Conference.

Team USA Stripes guardant LeBron James (23) of the Los Angeles Lakers looks connected earlier the commencement of the 75th NBA All Star Game astatine Intuit Dome connected Feb. 15, 2026. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

James, though, broke his streak of consecutive All-NBA Team appearances aft 21 consecutive nominations aft missing his 18th crippled this season. James won’t suffice for the 65-game minimum needed to beryllium considered for league awards, arsenic per the corporate bargaining agreement.

For the archetypal clip since 2004, James won’t beryllium connected immoderate of those teams.

James’ bequest successful the NBA needs nary explaining. He owns aggregate all-time records, including astir points scored by a azygous player, which continues to summation by the game.

And portion it appears helium tin astatine slightest spell 1 much season, speculation volition proceed to flourish arsenic agelong arsenic James doesn’t springiness a definitive reply astir his future. That speculation ranges from 1 much play with the Lakers, to a status circuit with the Cleveland Cavaliers — his hometown squad helium began his vocation with and won an NBA title with.

Team USA Stripes guardant LeBron James (23) of the Los Angeles Lakers dunks the shot successful crippled 4 against Team Stars during the 75th NBA All Star Game astatine Intuit Dome connected Feb. 15, 2026. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

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Until a determination is made, James looks guardant to helping his Lakers scope the playoffs to pursuit different rubric successful the City of Angels.

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