Reporter explains why farewell tour could be difficult for LeBron James

LeBron James has graced the NBA for two decades. He's arguably the greatest player of all time. At age 39, he's still averaging 24.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 7.8 assists on 52 percent shooting from the field. 

However, at some point, he will need to call time on his career. He can't keep playing forever. And the notion of a potential farewell tour has come up in James' recent media availabilities.

During a recent appearance on Sirius XM NBA Radio, Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports noted how he wasn't sure "LeBron could accept walking away" far enough in advance to orchestrate a farewell tour.

"LeBron is still a very productive player," Goodwill said. "This is nowhere near the best version of LeBron we've seen or that we'll see, and he's still 24 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. For him to make a decision in the summer, or for him to make a decision in November and say, 'This is my last season.' I don't know if he will come to grips with A, whatever his basketball mortality is, or declining effectiveness. I don't think it's that he doesn't want a farewell tour. I'm not sure he's at a point where he can accept walking away, six months before he will walk away."