SI:AM | LeBron James May Have Played His Final Game The NBA icon declined to make any definitive statements about his future after the Lakers’ loss to the Thunder. Sports Illustrated · May 12
Is Lebron James Finally Retiring? NBA Star to 'Recalibrate' Future After Lakers Playoff Loss LeBron James says he will 'recalibrate' his future after the Los Angeles Lakers were swept out of the playoffs by the Oklahoma City Thunder, leaving his NBA career at a crossroads. International Business Times UK · May 12
Lakers Offseason Preview: Free Agency, Draft Assets, LeBron James, Austin Reaves and More Previewing what should be an eventful offseason for the Lakers. Sports Illustrated · May 12
What’s next for LeBron James? Seven potential options for NBA legend as he weighs his future LeBron James is considering his future in the NBA after the Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated from the playoffs on Monday The Independent UK · May 12
LeBron James speaks out on his future as LA Lakers crash out of NBA playoffs IN FULL The Independent UK · May 12
LeBron James ponders retirement after LA Lakers eliminated from NBA playoffs The 41-year-old James couldn’t stop the Lakers falling to a series defeat to the reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder and he will now weigh up his future The Independent UK · May 12
Lakers Season Grade: Eyes Turn Toward LeBron James’s Uncertain Future The four-time champion led the Lakers through the playoffs without Luka Dončić, while Austin Reaves missed most of the first round. Sports Illustrated · May 12
LeBron James Remains Undecided on NBA Future After Lakers’ Season Ends With Sweep to Thunder James’s 23rd season has come to a close, and we’ll have to wait to see whether he comes back for year No. 24. Sports Illustrated · May 12
NBA Playoffs: Four Takeaways After Thunder Sweep Lakers, Cavaliers Square Up With Pistons Cleveland revved its engines vs. a sputtering Detroit squad, while the Lakers gave everything they had in a hard-fought finish. Sports Illustrated · May 11
Austin Reaves, Lakers Furious With Refs After Game 2 Loss to Thunder Austin Reaves and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers were furious with the refs after their loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 2. Sports Illustrated · May 8
NBA Playoffs: Four Numbers That Tell the Story of Game 2 of Pistons-Cavs, Lakers-Thunder Cade Cunningham is off to a historic start to his postseason career, while James Harden is making the wrong kind of history. Sports Illustrated · May 7
Why the Lakers’ One Positive Takeaway From Game 1 Loss Is Actually a Bad Sign The Lakers’ success in defending Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in Game 1 is actually a bad sign for the rest of this series. Here’s why. Sports Illustrated · May 6
Luka Dončić Injury Timeline: When Lakers Star Could Return for Thunder Playoff Series Here’s a look at when Dončić could return to the court this NBA postseason—if at all. Sports Illustrated · May 6
How Rockets’ Alperen Şengün Can Rebound From Most Overrated Player Rating The center finished with 12.3% of the vote in The Athletic's anonymous player poll. Sports Illustrated · May 6
Sports Illustrated · May 6 Chet Holmgren Dropped Brutally Honest One-Liner About Facing LeBron James in the Playoffs The 24-year-old never thought he’d be playing against James in the playoffs.
Sports Illustrated · May 6 Ranking Every Possible NBA Finals Matchup Remaining As Second Round Gets Underway With the playoffs advancing to the conference semifinal round, we rank each potential NBA Finals matchup from 16 to 1.
Sports Illustrated · May 6 A Frustrated LeBron James Was Quick to Bring Up Luka Dončić After the Lakers’ Game 1 Loss to Thunder The Lakers are down 1-0 to the Thunder and without Luka Dončić it feels like this could be a very short series.
Sports Illustrated · May 6 Four Wild Overreactions From Game 1 of Every Second Round NBA Playoff Series Game 1 is in the books for each NBA conference semifinals series. What have we learned?
Sports Illustrated · May 6 The 10 Most Exciting Players Remaining in the 2026 NBA Playoffs Ranking the most fun players to tune in to in the second round.
Sports Illustrated · May 6 Chris Mannix: Three Thoughts on Thunder’s Defensive Masterpiece vs. Lakers Los Angeles needs more from its backcourt if the Lakers have any chance in the Western Conference semifinals.
Sports Illustrated · May 5 Key Injuries We're Monitoring in the Second Round of the NBA Playoffs From Ant's bone bruise to Luka's hamstring strain, these are the main ailments to know for the conference semifinals.
International Business Times UK · May 5 NBA Playoff Odds: Oklahoma City Thunder Clear Title Favourites Entering Second Round The Oklahoma City Thunder are favorites against the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA playoffs, with LeBron James leading the Lakers despite challenges.
Sports Illustrated · May 4 NBA Playoff Power Rankings: How the Final Eight Teams Stack Up Entering Second Round After a wild first round of games, here is how the eight remaining NBA playoff teams compare ahead of the conference semifinals.
The Guardian - US · May 4 Broken bodies everywhere: are injuries about to be declared winners of the NBA playoffs? A host of stars have gone down with injuries this postseason. For as long as the league resists change, its players will pay the price
Sports Illustrated · May 4 Winners and Losers From the First Round of the NBA Playoffs With just eight teams left standing, a look back at one of the best first rounds in recent memory.