Lakers' LeBron James retirement plans impacted by his revealed feelings on $10 billion sale

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers got big news on Wednesday.

The team's majority ownership is being sold to Mark Walter in a $10 billion sale. 

James, 40, is cloesr to his retirement than his prime years, to be sure. But he's still an NBA superstar. So does this matter?

According to The Athletic's Joe Vardon, all is fine with James on this move.

"James, who is 40 and has played 22 seasons, is said to be comfortable with the sale – though he is nearing the end of his career," Vardon wrote Wednesday night.

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Vardon was a long-time reporter covering the Cavs when LeBron was there, and now he's a well-respected NBA reporter, so this is a reasonable report to trust.

It doesn't really fly in the face of anything else. All indications lately are that James is coming back.

And of course he's nearing the end of his career, because even the seemingly immortal LeBron has to hang up his sneakers sooner rather than later.

But it's gotta be good for Lakers fans to read this update, because any change can create fear of how things can be different.

In this case, the money should flow in from Walter. The Lakers are in a great spot.

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