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LeBron James Teases 'Second Decision' With Cryptic Social Media Posts

Liam McKeone

LeBron James's cryptic social media posts on Monday sent the NBA world into a tizzy.
LeBron James's cryptic social media posts on Monday sent the NBA world into a tizzy. / Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images
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LeBron James is set to embark upon his 23rd NBA season when the Lakers kick off the 2025 season against the Rockets on opening night later this month. Before then, however, James has an announcement to share with the fans that he's dubbing the "Second Decision."

In cryptic posts across his social media profiles on Monday, James released a teaser video of him sitting down across from another man on a basketball court. The caption was "The decision of all decisions. October 7th. 12pm EST" with a salute and crown emoji, capped off with the hashtag "The Second Decision."

LeBron's first big "Decision," of course, came back in 2010 when he decided to sign with the Heat in free agency. The entire process was famously dubbed "The Decision" and James's announcement that he was leaving the Cavaliers was televised from a gym, just as this second decision appears to be.

It is otherwise unclear what James is planning. There is naturally the possibility he announces this upcoming NBA season will be his last; the longtime great will turn 41 in December and has accomplished everything there is to accomplish on the basketball court. He's also entering the last year of his contract and has shown signs of actually slowing down in recent seasons. But James also has numerous off-court ventures at this stage in his life and the announcement could pertain to any number of those.

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Liam McKeone
LIAM MCKEONE

Liam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in the industry as a content creator since 2017, and prior to joining SI in May 2024, McKeone worked for NBC Sports Boston and The Big Lead. In addition to his work as a writer, he has hosted the Press Pass Podcast covering sports media and The Big Stream covering pop culture. A graduate of Fordham University, he is always up for a good debate and enjoys loudly arguing about sports, rap music, books and video games. McKeone has been a member of the National Sports Media Association since 2020.

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