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Kendrick Perkins insisted that LeBron James should retire to keep from further hurting his legacy and GOAT argument.
James and the Lakers recently fell to the Denver Nuggets in the postseason for the second straight year. After getting swept by the defending champions in the Conference Finals last season, Los Angeles fell to Nikola Jokic and co in five games in the opening round this year.
On Monday's edition of First Take, Perkins went on a tangent about how James is hurting his legacy by prolonging his career despite playing well for his age.
'At the end of the day, I hate to say it, but I believe this in my soul right now - I wish LeBron James would retire,' Perkins said.
'Not because I don't want to see more of LeBron James, not because I don't appreciate LeBron James,' he continued. 'But I honestly believe deep down inside, the more LeBron James continues to play the game of basketball, the more it's going to hurt his legacy and the more it's going to
