{"id":194868,"date":"2025-10-07T06:42:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T06:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/194868\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T06:42:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T06:42:08","slug":"lebron-james-post-causes-retirement-rumours-as-lakers-ticket-prices-rise-basketball-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/194868\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James\u2019 post causes retirement rumours as Lakers ticket prices rise | Basketball News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__subhead\">James\u2019 cryptic \u201cThe Second Decision\u201d video sent tickets for the Los Angeles Lakers\u2019 final home game skyrocketing.<\/p>\n<p>Published On 7 Oct 20257 Oct 2025<\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p>share2<\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<p>A cryptic video shared by LeBron James set the Internet abuzz on Monday, with fans wondering if the NBA superstar was preparing to announce his retirement or simply another commercial venture.<\/p>\n<p>The 10-second video posted on James\u2019 social media channels teased that the Los Angeles Lakers star would reveal the \u201cdecision of all decisions\u201d at 1600 GMT on Tuesday, dubbing the event \u201cThe Second Decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list<\/p>\n<p>The video was a clear reference to James\u2019 first famous, choreographed \u201cDecision\u201d in 2010, when he kept the basketball world on tenterhooks before announcing he was leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers to join the Miami Heat in free agency.<\/p>\n<p>Monday\u2019s video comes as James, 40, prepares to make history later this month by becoming the first NBA player to begin a 23rd season in the league.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The decision of all decisions. October 7th. 12pm EST. \ud83e\udee1\ud83d\udc51 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheSecondDecision?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#TheSecondDecision<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1uop8sIU25\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/1uop8sIU25<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\/status\/1975258187046789292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At a Lakers media day last week, James said he had made no decision about when he plans to retire from basketball, acknowledging only that he expected it to come \u201csooner than later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited about today, I\u2019m excited about the opportunity to be able to play the game that I love for another season,\u201d James told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhatever the journey lays out this year, I\u2019m super-invested because I don\u2019t know when the end is. It\u2019s a lot sooner than later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While one US media outlet\u2019s report about Monday\u2019s video wondered in a headline \u201cCould retirement be next?\u201d, reports also noted that James has an array of commercial partnerships, including Amazon, which could explain the cryptic post. Amazon is staging a sales event on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Yet whether Monday\u2019s video teases something momentous such as his retirement, or simply a new business venture, tickets for the Lakers final home game of the season reportedly skyrocketed.<\/p>\n<p>Reports citing Tickpick, the online marketplace for buying and selling tickets to sports and cultural events, said the cheapest ticket for the Lakers\u2019 game against the Utah Jazz on April 12 jumped from $85 to $445 in the hours after the video went online.<\/p>\n<p>The cheapest price for a ticket on the SeatGeek online secondary market was an eye-watering $821, while the lowest price on Ticketmaster was advertised at just over $955.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4014218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AFP__20251006__2239474105__v3__HighRes__LosAngelesLakersVGoldenStateWarriors-1759814514.jpg\" alt=\"LeBron James reacts.\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/>James has yet to suit up for the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA preseason [Thearon W. 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