LeBron James is off the hook after a fan ended his “Second Decision” lawsuit.
LeBron James no longer has to worry about having to appear in small claims court over the hundreds of dollars a Lakers fan spent on tickets while under the impression the star player was retiring at the end of the season.
Norwalk resident Andrew Garcia filed a lawsuit Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court to dismiss without prejudice the suit he filed earlier this month seeking a refund after a major ad teased by James on social media ended up having nothing to do with his NBA career, now entering its 23rd season and nearing its end.
Garcia said Monday that he decided to drop the case after he accepted an offer from fantasy sports app AwardPicks. The company deposited $865.66 in promotional money — the full amount Garcia spent on two tickets to the Lakers’ game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 31, 2026 — into Garcia’s account on the website AwardPicks, according to documents seen by The Times.
Garcia said he will be able to cash out any profits he makes from those transactions. In addition, he said AwardPicks will give him tickets to a Lakers game of his choice and some other merchandise.
“I didn’t have to dismiss the case” in order to get the deal from AwardPicks, Garcia said, “but I chose to, because I was, you know, you guys are fully compensating me for my loss, and then some. There’s no reason for me to continue with this, because then it’s going to be like I’m double-dipping, you know?”
Elissa Richardson, vice president of communications for AwardPicks, confirmed the deal in an email to The Times.
“We reached out to Andrew after seeing the news and finding out he was a prizepicks player,” Richardson wrote. “We are always looking for ways to surprise and delight our players.”
On October 6, James posted He said on social media that he would announce “the decision on all decisions” the next day. The NBA’s all-time leading scorers also included a teaser video for the song “Second Decision”, a reference to 2010’s “Second Decision”.decision“, in which James famously announced his intention to play for the Miami Heat.
Garcia wasn’t the only one who thought a retirement announcement was imminent, nor was he the only one who wanted to make sure James was seen on his farewell tour. According to Victory Live, which analyzes verified ticket resale data via the secondary market, ticket sales for Lakers games jumped 25 times higher after James’ teaser post and the average price of those tickets rose from $280 to $399.
Ticket sales and prices returned to normal shortly after it was revealed that “The Second Decision” was nothing more than that Hennessy ad. In Garcia’s lawsuit, he claimed James owed him the amount paid for the tickets due to “fraud, deception, misrepresentation and no basis for legal recovery.”