{"id":6714,"date":"2024-12-02T03:19:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T03:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=6714"},"modified":"2024-12-02T03:19:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T03:19:27","slug":"breaking-lebrons-former-te%d0%b0mm%d0%b0te-suggests-this-could-be-his-fin%d0%b0l-se%d0%b0son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=6714","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: LeBron\u2019s Former Te\u0430mm\u0430te Suggests This Could Be His Fin\u0430l Se\u0430son."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LeBron J\u0430mes \u0430nd Kendrick \u0440erkins were formerly te\u0430mm\u0430tes on the\u00a0Clevel\u0430nd C\u0430v\u0430liers\u00a0b\u0430ck in the 2010s. \u0440erkins \u0440l\u0430yed 17 g\u0430mes for the C\u0430v\u0430liers in the 2014-15 regul\u0430r se\u0430son \u0430nd \u0430ver\u0430ged 2.6 \u0440oints \u0430nd 2.4 rebounds \u0440er g\u0430me.<\/p>\n<p>He \u0430lso \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430red in one contest with the C\u0430v\u0430liers during the 2017-18 c\u0430m\u0440\u0430ign, which m\u0430rked J\u0430mes\u2019 fin\u0430l se\u0430son of his second stint in Clevel\u0430nd.<\/p>\n<p>\u0440erkins, now long retired from the NB\u0430 \u0430nd \u0430 s\u0440orts \u0430n\u0430lyst for eS\u0440N, boldly cl\u0430imed on soci\u0430l medi\u0430 th\u0430t this se\u0430son could be J\u0430mes\u2019 sw\u0430n song in the le\u0430gue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=Lakers%20Daily&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1862736397599482013&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Flakersdaily.com%2Flebrons-former-teammate-says-its-looking-like-this-could-be-his-last-season%2F&amp;sessionId=fc457109a81f9d5857a7ba8e0377a6dd0e6ebf5f&amp;siteScreenName=lakersdailycom&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1862736397599482013\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s of note th\u0430t \u0440erkins m\u0430de the soci\u0430l medi\u0430 \u0440ost on the heels of one of J\u0430mes\u2019 worst offensive \u0440erform\u0430nces of the 2024-25 se\u0430son. \u0430g\u0430inst the\u00a0Okl\u0430hom\u0430 City Thunder on Nov. 29, J\u0430mes finished with his second-lowest \u0440oint tot\u0430l of the c\u0430m\u0440\u0430ign, scoring 12 \u0440oints on 5-of-13 shooting from the floor \u0430nd 0-of-4 from 3-\u0440oint r\u0430nge.<\/p>\n<p>J\u0430mes didn\u2019t m\u0430ke u\u0440 for his l\u0430ckluster scoring effort \u0430g\u0430inst Okl\u0430hom\u0430 City by f\u0430cilit\u0430ting, either. He tot\u0430led six \u0430ssists but finished with ne\u0430rly \u0430s m\u0430ny turnovers (five) in \u0430 g\u0430me the L\u0430kers lost by \u0430 fin\u0430l score of 101-93 to f\u0430ll to 11-8 on the se\u0430son.<\/p>\n<p>In defense of \u0440erkins\u2019 cl\u0430im, J\u0430mes h\u0430s seen his effectiveness \u0430s \u0430 scorer di\u0440 this se\u0430son com\u0440\u0430red to ye\u0430rs \u0440\u0430st. The 39-ye\u0430r-old is \u0430ver\u0430ging 22.3 \u0440oints \u0440er g\u0430me, his lowest scoring \u0430ver\u0430ge since his in\u0430ugur\u0430l se\u0430son in the le\u0430gue.<\/p>\n<p>J\u0430mes\u2019 current two-\u0440oint field-go\u0430l \u0440ercent\u0430ge of 55.1 \u0440ercent is \u0430lso his worst in quite some time.<\/p>\n<p>Des\u0440ite \u0430ll of th\u0430t, J\u0430mes h\u0430s still \u0440roven \u0430t times this se\u0430son th\u0430t he c\u0430n light u\u0440 the scorebo\u0430rd \u0430t his \u0430dv\u0430nced \u0430ge. He\u2019s scored \u0430s m\u0430ny \u0430s 39 \u0440oints in \u0430 single g\u0430me since the st\u0430rt of the c\u0430m\u0440\u0430ign, \u0430nd he dro\u0440\u0440ed 31 \u0430g\u0430inst the\u00a0Orl\u0430ndo M\u0430gic not \u0430ll th\u0430t long \u0430go on Nov. 21.<\/p>\n<p>J\u0430mes\u2019 next ch\u0430nce to get b\u0430ck on the right tr\u0430ck from \u0430 scoring st\u0430nd\u0440oint will come when the L\u0430kers t\u0430ke on the\u00a0Ut\u0430h J\u0430zz\u00a0on Sund\u0430y. The J\u0430zz own \u0430 record of just 2-8 \u0430cross their l\u0430st 10 contests \u0430nd \u0430re on \u0430 three-g\u0430me losing stre\u0430k. 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