LeBron James remains an active member of the Los Angeles Lakers roster for his 23rd NBA season.
The four-time NBA champion has not made his season debut while dealing with a right sciatica injury. He is expected to be re-evaluated this week.
Charles Barkley, a Hall of Famer, spoke on “The Jim Rome Show” this week and shared his thoughts on James.
“I hope he leaves sooner than later, ’cause I hate to see great players out there struggling,” Barkley said about James. “I really struggled my last year, probably my last two years. It was very frustrating and humiliating for me. Obviously, LeBron is a better player than me, but I don’t want to see great players just hanging on.”
While it remains to be seen how James will fare this season, he did have a 2024-25 season in which he was named second-team All-NBA and finished sixth in the MVP voting.
James averaged 24.4 points, 8.2 assists and 7.8 rebounds per game in 70 games played last season. He averages 27 points, 7.5 rebounds and 7.4 assists during his career.
“I would love to see him have a farewell tour, then just walk away because he’s one of the three greatest players I’ve ever seen after Michael and Kobe,