On the very week that could determine the rest of his NBA career, LeBron James let the world know where he was.

El Segundo. At the Lakers’ practice facility. Playing hoops with his two sons.

James is notorious for signaling, subtly or otherwise, his intentions and feelings about his career. This offseason has seen him on social media a lot (tweeting himself into controversy at times, even) but he’s also been in gyms across the country, both working out with other players and well-known trainers, but also traipsing around following Bronny and Bryce on the AAU circuit. So seeing him with his family in the Lakers’ facility felt significant.

We’ll learn just how committed he and the Lakers are to each other when James becomes eligible today to sign a two-year, $97 million contract extension