"LeBron James will pull an 'Aaron Rodgers' and publicly flirt with retirement this offseason to get people talking" — PFT Commenter

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LeBron James will pull an 'Aaron Rodgers' and publicly flirt with retirement this offseason to get people talking

My prediction for this offseason is that LeBron James, he's going to pull like an Aaron Rodgers. He's going to publicly flirt with retiring, but privately he's going to be like, I'm going to come back. But he wants people to talk about whether or not this is the end of the road for him.

Prediction Basketball Medium

LeBron did return for the next season and did not significantly flirt with retirement that specific summer; the Rodgers comparison holds more weight for LeBron's 2023 offseason.

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LeBron James will never be 100% healthy again

He's old. He's 36. He's not as dominant as he used to be. He's never going to be 100% again. He said it himself.

Opinion Basketball Medium Subjective

This is largely a medical and subjective opinion, though LeBron has continued to have high-level seasons, he has consistently battled more significant injuries in his late 30s.

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LeBron James' playoff losses are partly karma for how Space Jam: A New Legacy handled Lola Bunny

All I'll say is it might be karma for giving Lola Bunny a small ass. Yeah. The basketball gods caught up with [LeBron James].

Hot Take Pop Culture Scorching SubjectiveSarcastic

The take is inherently absurd and satirical; the connection between a character's anatomy in a movie and a basketball series outcome is not a causal fact.

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The Lakers would have beaten the Suns if Anthony Davis stayed healthy

I do think – I'll say one nice thing about the Lakers. I do think that if Anthony Davis stays healthy in this series, it's totally different. They were up 2-1, tie ball game, game four, and he gets hurt.