If LeBron James wants to keep playing professional basketball, the Los Angeles Lakers want it to be with them.General manager Rob Pelinka and coach JJ Redick affirmed their desire to keep James in a Lakers uniform on Tuesday. James' eighth season with the club ended Monday night with a heartbreaking 115-110 loss and a second-round sweep at the hands of the powerhouse champion Oklahoma City Thunder.The 41-year-old James just completed his unprecedented 23rd NBA season, and he says he doesn't know whether he'll keep going."Any team, including ours, would love to have LeBron James on their roster, Pelinka said. Thats a blessing in itself, just with what he does.The top scorer in league history is an unrestricted free agent this offseason, so James can choose his destination if he postpones retirement for another year although not every team has the payroll flexibility to pay him something near his worth. The Lakers have significant salary cap room and many decisions to make, but they're hoping James will choose to remain a part of their attempt to build a championship-contending roster around Luka Doncic.Hes given so much to his teammates, to this organization, and the thing we want to do more than anything else is honor him back," Pelinka said.Pelinka spoke repeatedly of his desire to honor James' decision process. That means waiting until James tells them what's happening, and the Lakers appear to be content to wait for weeks to come.The first order of business there is allowing him to spend the time he needs to decide what his next steps are, Pelinka said. Does he want to play another year in the NBA? Thatll be (determined through) family time, I think, time with his inner circle, and we just want to honor that for him.James is eight seasons into his longest continuous stint with one team, and his family is happily settled in Los Angeles, where he has won a championship and set multiple NBA career records. What's more, his 21-year-old son, Bronny, is two seasons into a career as a backup guard with the Lakers, allowing LeBron to play alongside his son most notably in several significant stretches together in these playoffs.James missed 22 games this season because of injuries, and he scored a career-low 20.9 points per game while frequently serving as the Lakers' third offensive option behind Doncic and Austin Reaves filling that role for the first time in his basketball life, he said with a laugh. But James seemed to thrive in that secondary playmaking role, particularly when Los Angeles was playing its best basketball in March.The Lakers won 53 games and the Pacific Division title despite losing Doncic for the season and Reaves for nearly a month to injuries in the same game April 2. While the season ended with a four-game sweep at the hands of the strong favorites to win the NBA title, the Lakers are headed into the offseason with optimism about their ability to get even better next season particularly if James sticks around.But Pelinka also made it clear that the Lakers are building around the 27-year-old Doncic, who won the NBA scoring title and appeared to be ramping up for a formidable playoff run before a hamstring strain sidelined him.The archetype of the roster that we want is going to be retrofitted around Luka and the things he needs, Pelinka said. Clearly hes that leader and player for the future that we want to build the right way around.The Lakers' largest offseason transaction is likely to be a new contract for Reaves, the former undrafted free agent who has become one of the NBA's most prolific scorers in five seasons with Los Angeles. Reaves is expected to decline his player option for next season, and Pelinka confirmed that both sides expect the guard to sign a massive deal to stay with the Lakers.He started his journey here as a Laker and has made it very clear to us that he wants his journey to continue as a Laker, and we feel the same way, Pelinka said. We want his odyssey to continue to unfold in the purple and gold. Both sides have made it abundantly clear that we want to work something out.The Lakers' other unrestricted free agents including forward Rui Hachimura, who likely earned a big payday with his strong postseason play after long stretches of offensive passivity in the regular season; shooting guard Luke Kennard, a late-season trade pickup who made big contributions while Reaves was injured; and backup center Jaxson Hayes.Starting center Deandre Ayton has an $8.1 million player option, and he said Monday that he hasn't even begun to think about whether to pick it up. Marcus Smart, another big-time playoff contributor, has a $5.4 million player option that he seems likely to decline for a bigger deal.Being here in LA, the crowd and everybody has been amazing, Ayton said. I wouldn't change it for nothing, to be honest.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/NBA

Rory McIlroy was forced to abandon his practice session at the PGA Championship on Tuesday after completing just three holes at Aronimink Golf Club in Pennsylvania.The world number two had been struggling with a painful blister beneath the nail of his right little toe, an issue he first disclosed at the Truist Championship the previous week.In a drastic attempt to address the problem, McIlroy removed his own toenail, explaining to reporters that "it was bothering me so much" he felt compelled to take action.The 37-year-old was spotted sitting on the third fairway examining his foot with his shoe and sock removed before departing the course via golf buggy.Speaking to Irish and European journalists following his official press conference on Tuesday morning, the Northern Irishman described how he had prepared the nail by soaking it before tearing it away."Softened it up in the shower and just ripped it off," McIlroy explained, even removing his sock to display the aftermath to the assembled media.The reigning Masters champion had initially believed his unconventional remedy would resolve the issue, having described the blister as "a little sore" but "fine" just days earlier.However, his optimism proved short-lived once he stepped onto the course, with significant irritation quickly becoming apparent and forcing him to halt his preparations prematurely.Members of McIlroy's support team were subsequently observed arriving at the player service area carrying multiple boxes of footwear, suggesting efforts to identify a more comfortable option for the remainder of the tournament week.Golf Channel's Kira D Dixon noted: "It was feeling okay this morning but seems like they might need to find some adjustments for the rest of the week."The Holywood native had initially opted for larger golf shoes on Tuesday in an attempt to ease the discomfort. With Wednesday's practice session still available before competition begins, McIlroy retains some opportunity to find a workable solution.The two-time PGA Championship winner is scheduled to begin his opening round at 1.40pm UK time on Thursday, grouped with Ryder Cup colleague Jon Rahm and Jordan Spieth.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

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Negotiators for baseball players and owners began what figures to be lengthy and acrimonious collective bargaining negotiations Tuesday to replace their labor contract that expires Dec. 1, with management likely to propose a salary cap system the union has vowed never to accept. An initial session of about two hours took place at the office of the Major League Baseball Players Association, a five-minute walk from Major League Baseball's headquarters in Manhattan's Rockefeller Center. The meeting lasted about two hours and was scheduled for initial presentations from each side on their view of the sport and its economics. No proposals were made. Players who attended included Mets infielder Marcus Semien, a member of the union's eight-man executive subcommittee, along with Mets teammates Clay Holmes, David Peterson, Austin Slater and Sean Manaea. Several Detroit Tigers, who were in town to play the Mets, also were at the meeting and additional players joined via video conference. "Its the first one Ive been at, so I dont really have much to compare it to," Holmes said. "It was just kind of initial meetings, first time the sides were getting together and kind of sharing their thoughts on kind of where they thought things were at and what they thought was best for kind of the game moving forward." The sport's five-year labor contract expires Dec. 1, and baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has said repeatedly that management prefers offseason lockouts to in-season strikes, aiming to prevent the loss of regular-season games. Baseball has not lost regular-season games to a work stoppage since a 7 1/2-month strike in 1994-95 that caused the first cancellation of the World Series in 90 years. Talks for the last agreement began in April 2021 and ended with a deal on March 10, 2022 that preserved the 162-game schedule only after the sides bargained past several deadlines and Manfred announced the cancellation of 184 games, which were restored. Bruce Meyer will lead negotiations for the union, as he did in 2021-22, but in his new role as interim union head. He moved up from deputy director in February after the forced resignation of Tony Clark, a former All-Star first baseman who took over following the death of Michael Weiner in 2013. Deputy commissioner Dan Halem heads MLB's negotiations team, as he did in talks for the previous two agreements. MLB and Meyer declined to comment on the session. "I think just player engagement as a whole, it just seems like theres a lot of it right now," Holmes said. "Guys are wanting to hear and guys are wanting to be there and so, just to be able to kind of be there and pass along things that you may see or learn or just have conversations there." Some major league owners have said a salary cap system that also contains a floor is needed and would improve the sport. MLB, unlike the NFL, NBA and NHL, has not had a cap system, but since 2003 has had a luxury tax designed to slow spending. "When I talk to the players, I dont try to convince them that a salary cap system would be a good thing," Manfred told the Baseball Writers Association of America last summer. "I identify a problem in the media business and explain to them that owners need to change to address that problem. I then identify a second problem that we need to work together and that is that there are fans in a lot of our markets who feel like we have a competitive balance problem." Restraints had not appeared to have had much impact on the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets in recent years. The Dodgers shattered MLB's spending records with a combined $515 million in payroll and luxury tax last year en route to their second straight World Series title, according to final figures compiled by the commissioners office, and Los Angeles is projected for the highest total again in 2026. The ratio of the five highest spenders to the five lowest increased from 3.6 in 2021 to a record-high 4.7 last year. The union maintains a cap system decreases spending on players, while management argues a cap and a floor would benefit most players. Players increased their potential war chest of cash and investments ahead of collective bargaining to $415 million heading into 2026. MLB also has been accumulating cash ahead of bargaining, about $75 million per club in withheld central fund distributions. Reporting by The Associated Press.