LeBron James' cryptic post drives Lakers ticket spike

LeBron James' cryptic "The Second Decision" station on societal media Monday sent tickets for the Los Angeles Lakers' last location crippled of the 2025-26 regular play skyrocketing.

Before James' post, the least-expensive summons for the April 12, 2026, crippled against the Utah Jazz astatine Crypto.com Arena started astatine $82.

After James' post, prices spiked, with azygous tickets starting astatine $580 each, per Vivid Seats.

For 2 tickets to the Jazz-Lakers matchup, the cheapest get-in terms starts astatine $760.

The ticket-price surge occurred arsenic fans speculated that this could beryllium James' past season. Despite the speculation, James downplayed status notions during the NBA's media days past week.

"I'm excited astir the accidental to beryllium capable to play the crippled that I emotion for different season," James said. "However the travel lays retired this year, I'm super-invested due to the fact that I don't cognize erstwhile the extremity is. I cognize it's a batch sooner than later."

James, 40, is preparing for his NBA-record 23rd play and eighth play with the Lakers.

"It's beauteous chill to cognize however galore miles I've got and inactive beryllium capable to play astatine a precocious level," James said. "For me, property is benignant of conscionable a number, but it is reality, too. You look astatine the past of the game, there's not been galore guys astatine my age, particularly going into Year 23, that person been capable to play astatine a level similar that. I conscionable effort not to instrumentality it for granted and conscionable effort to springiness the crippled arsenic overmuch arsenic I can, animate whoever I can."

The Lakers volition unfastened up the play against the Golden State Warriors astatine location Oct. 21.