​We’ve officially reached the “well … we’re WAITING” stage of what sure seems like LeBron James’ last NBA free agency decision. Actually, maybe not all of us are technically waiting. And since it’s officially the dogs of the summer sports calendar, with the men’s World Cup now over, everyone is particularly antsy about where James chooses to play next. Because, after all, what else do we have going on in sports right now, if not talking about the newest destination for the greatest basketball player of all time? The MLS All-Star Game won’t even have Lionel Messi, the biggest star in the league, make an appearance! It’s dire out there, dearest readers. We need a reprieve from this madness. Badly. On Tuesday, while talking about the latest non-developments in the James “saga,” ESPN made a bold graphic decision of its own. It decided to break down the ongoing wait time for James’ decision into hours. Not days. Not weeks. You read that right: hours. In this case, it was 468 hours, which translates to roughly 19 days. In context, that timeframe doesn’t seem so long at all. And that’s precisely why days wasn’t the measurement used:I’ve officially seen it all, man 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/Bi6hIxfGRj— Witness King James (@WITNESSKJ) July 21, 2026Naturally, even if James is taking longer to pick a new team than he ever has before, that sort of information presentation choice will always make the wait time seem a lot longer than it really is. Always. Hours make it appear as if James has been dragging his feet to a nauseating degree when it hasn’t even been three whole weeks. Make no mistake: ESPN is just as starved for a LeBron decision as the rest of us. Which teams is LeBron James picking between?Technically speaking, while there might be reported favorites, no one has officially been ruled out between the Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers, Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets, and Minnesota Timberwolves. This article originally appeared on For The Win: ESPN is so starved for LeBron James’ decision that it broke the wait down into hours