Monday morning started with a confusing beginning for those clicking on that LeBron James notification. The Los Angeles Lakers megastar dropped a cryptic post titled The Second Decision, and fans froze. After all, retirement talk has rumbled around James all offseason. Was this finally the end for the King?

The tension built for hours, and the internet dissected all possible angles of the teaser. Even his Lakers teammates were caught in the storm of speculation. Austin Reaves told reporters later, “ Yeah, I mean, obviously, I think it had the world by hold for whenever he released it ,” revealing that he “ got a couple calls, like, ‘What is this?’ ” as various teammates reached out, unsure about what LeBron had just announced.

Lakers forward Rui Hachimura wasn’t immune to the hype. “

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