LeBron James disappoints with free-agency update during Fanatics Fest appearance

Countless members of the basketball community were hoping that LeBron James would announce which team he’d be signing with in free agency during his live taping of the “Mind the Game” podcast at Fanatics Fest on July 16 in New York.But James wasted no time asserting that his decision would not be revealed during the taping, which is being done with the Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton as a guest star.ESPN’s Dave McMenamin made an X post just a few minutes into the podcast’s live taping, saying Haliburton tried asking LeBron about his decision right after the two sat down.“Didn’t we already talk about this in the back?” LeBron apparently responded, per McMenamin’s X post.This prompted Haliburton to say, “I’ll leave it alone.” Therefore, it’s clear that James is not entertaining any chatter about where he’s going to sign during the podcast, which appears to be focused on other basketball-related topics with Haliburton.There’s still a chance that James will announce his decision during an appearance at the Game Plan Summit, an invitation-only event presented by CNBC and Boardroom that’s taking place Thursday.However, if James wasn’t going to announce it on his own podcast, it’s unlikely he’s going to do it later in the day on a different media appearance.Either James hasn’t decided yet or wants to keep it to himself for at least another day....