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INDIANAPOLIS — As Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James prepared for his NBA record 20th All-Star Game, he acknowledged he is contemplating what the end of his playing career will look like and expressed a desire to finish it with the Lakers.
“I have not mapped out how many seasons I have left. I know it’s not that many,” James said when asked by USA TODAY Sports at a news conference Sunday afternoon.
Just before the trade deadline, the Golden State Warriors reached out to the Lakers about James’ availability and were rebuffed on two counts: the Lakers nor James had any interest in a trade.
“I am a Laker, and I am happy and been very happy being a Laker the last six years, and hopefully it stays that way,” James said. “But I don’t have the answer to how long it is or which uniform I’ll be in. Hopefully, it is with the Lakers. It’s a great organization and so many greats. But we’ll see.
“I don’t know how it’s going to end, but it’s coming. It’s coming, for sure.”
Whether it’s after this season or after a few more seasons, the 39-year-old James, who is a four-time MVP, four-time champion, four-time Finals MVP and the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, isn’t sure if he wants an extravagant farewell tour or not one at all.
“I was asked this question a couple days ago: ‘Will you kind of take the farewell tour, or will you kind of just Tim…
