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<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2Freel%2F841078335542160%2F&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=267&amp;t=0" width="267" height="591" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>LOS ANGELES — 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><p>The 10-second video posted on James&#x27; social media channels teased that the Los Angeles Lakers star would reveal the &quot;decision of all decisions&quot; at 1600 GMT on Tuesday, dubbing the event &quot;The Second Decision.&quot;</p><p>The video was a clear reference to James&#x27; first famous, choreographed &quot;Decision&quot; 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><p>Monday&#x27;s 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><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 &quot;sooner than later.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m excited about today, I&#x27;m excited about the opportunity to be able to play the game that I love for another season,&quot; James told reporters.</p><p>&quot;Whatever the journey lays out this year, I&#x27;m super-invested because I don&#x27;t know when the end is. It&#x27;s a lot sooner than later.&quot;</p><p>While one US media outlet&#x27;s report about Monday&#x27;s video wondered in a headline &quot;Could retirement be next?&quot;, 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><p>Yet whether Monday&#x27;s 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><p>Reports citing Tickpick, the online marketplace for buying and selling tickets to sports and cultural events, said the cheapest ticket for the Lakers&#x27; game against the Utah Jazz on April 12 jumped from $85 to $445 in the hours after the video went online.</p><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><div><em>© Agence France-Presse</em></div>

<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>

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.

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Retirement or marketing gimmick? Cryptic LeBron video sets Internet buzzing

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Published October 07, 2025 09:19 AM PHT

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