Questions swirl over LeBron James’ future as Lakers season comes to a disappointing end

The Los Angeles Lakers are left with more questions than answers after their shocking first round exit at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves .

The Los Angeles Lakers are left with more questions than answers after their shocking first round exit at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Despite reports that the Lakers “expect” superstar forward LeBron James back next season, questions still remain about the team going forward. After Wednesday’s 103-96 Game 5 loss in front of their home fans at the Crypto.com Arena, the 40-year-old James was uncertain about his future when asked post-game how many more years he plans to play. “I don’t know. I don’t have the answer to that,” James told reporters. “Something I’ll sit down with my family, my wife and my support group and kind of just talk through it and see what happens and just have a conversation with myself on how long I want to continue to play. I don’t know the answer to that right now, to be honest, so we’ll see.” Lakers president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka, who executed the Luka Doncic trade back in February, understands that NBA all-time leading scorer James will be keeping an eye on how the roster improves in the offseason. “I think LeBron’s going to have high expectations for the roster,” Pelinka told reporters on Thursday. “And we’re going to do everything we can to meet those. But I also know that whatever it is, he’s still going to give his 110% every night, whether that’s scoring, assisting, defending, rebounding, leading. We know that’s always going to be 100%, and that never wavers.”