After up-and-down season, Lakers face an uncertain future

DENVER — As star forward LeBron James sat at the Lakers’ podium inside Ball Arena on Monday night after the team’s season-ending 108-106 playoff loss to the Denver Nuggets, questions about his basketball future naturally arose.

“I haven’t given it much thought,” James said after the Nuggets eliminated them for the second straight year, this time in five games. “Obviously at some point I’ll sit down with Rich [Paul], my agent, I’ll sit down with my family and we’ll see what’s best, what’s best for my career.