The Oklahoma City Thunder eliminated the Lakers 4-0 with whom LeBron James (41 years old) ends his contract.

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Lakers 110-115 to close out their NBA Playoff series 4-0 and eliminate LeBron James and company.

This defeat for the Lakers could be the last game for LeBron James, who is out of contract and who at 41 years of age has not yet decided his future, in the NBA.

In the United States, they are considering any option regarding LeBron's future after 23 seasons in the NBA: renew with the Lakers, retire and even play one last season in Cleveland.

"I don't consider my year to have been a disappointment, of that I am completely sure.... Never before has it been the third option"

Lebron James

LeBron James scored 24 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in the final game of his 23rd season, an unprecedented milestone for the leading scorer in NBA history, but missed a shot on the board with 20 seconds left that would have put the Lakers ahead.

LeBron James: "I don't know what the future holds for me... When the time comes, they'll know what I decide to do."

'King' James has repeatedly said that he has not decided if he will play next season, so there was no ceremony or solemnity around this match.

"I don't know what the future holds for me... I will talk to my family again, I will spend time with them and, when the time comes, you will know what I decide to do," LeBron said after losing to the Thunder.

About his season, the 41-year-old veteran player shared that "I don't consider my year to have been a disappointment, I'm completely sure of that. I was put in positions that I had never held before in my career, in fact, in my life. I had never been the third choice before and being able to shine in that role was very good for me at this point in my career."

Luka Doncic was asked about LeBron James' future: "We'll see, I can't tell you anything."

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Austin Reaves scored 27 points before missing a game-tying 3-pointer with eight seconds left.

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Doncic after the Thunder's sweep of the Lakers: "It's very frustrating... I was not close to being able to compete"

Luka Doncic acknowledged it was "very frustrating" to say goodbye to the season without being able to play in the playoffs due to a hamstring injury, but he was not "close to being able to compete".

"I'm running, pulling, but they still haven't given me the go-ahead to play with contact"

Luka Doncic

"It's very frustrating, I wasn't close to being able to compete, things were said that weren't true, but it was very hard. This is the best time to play basketball, I was sad not to be able to help," Doncic said at a press conference after the Lakers' loss to the Thunder.

"I think it hasn't ended the way we wanted, I think Oklahoma is a great team. I respect a lot what my teammates have done, I'll take the season"

Luka Doncic

"I'm running, shooting, but they still haven't given me the go-ahead to play with contact," he clarified.

The former Real Madrid man shared about the series that "I think it hasn't ended the way we wanted, I think Oklahoma is a great team. I respect a lot what my teammates have done, I'll take the season. I think we've had a good regular season and I'm not taking much because we haven't won, but I'm sticking with all the players."

35 points for Shai, who led the immaculate Thunder in the Playoffs

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, Ajay Mitchell scored 10 of his 28 points in the frenetic fourth quarter and Chet Holmgren executed a tiebreaking dunk with 32.8 seconds left for the Thunder, who remain immaculate in the Playoffs with a record of 8 wins and 0 losses, sealed their pass to the Western Conference Finals. (Marca, 2026-05-12)