Lakers' LeBron James provides update on looming retirement decision

Fans that were hoping for a quick decision from Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James this offseason regarding his future in the NBA are about to be disappointed. 

During a recent episode of his Mind the Game podcast, James revealed that he hasn't really even given too much thought to his future since the Lakers were swept in the Western Conference semifinals by the Oklahoma City Thunder earlier this month. 

"I'm still in the moment of just taking my time. I haven't even really thought about it too much. Obviously, I understand that I'm a free agent, and I can control my own destiny, if being here with this franchise for the foreseeable future or it's going somewhere else," James said. 

"But I haven't really even gotten to that point. I haven't even taken my family vacation yet, which is going to happen after Memorial Day. That's kind of the thing at the forefront of my mind."

As far as a potential timeframe for when James might make a final decision regarding his future, the legendary forward thinks it will likely come later in the summer. 

"I think at some point, up in June, late June, as July rolls around, free agency gets going," James said. "As July's rolling maybe into August, we start to kind of get a feel of what my future may look like, if it's continuing to play the game that I love— which I know I can still give so much to the game, and play at a high level— or if it's not. But I have not gotten to that point yet."

So far fans waiting anxiously for that decision from James, settle in. It could be a long summer. 

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