LeBron James thanks Lakers ahead of free agency departure for 24th NBA season: 'Hope I made a few proud'
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LeBron James is leaving Los Angeles Lakers
LeBron James will leave Los Angeles Lakers with the Golden State Warriors reportedly his next destination.
LeBron hits free agency: James not returning to Lakers, plans to play 24th season elsewhere
LeBron James is leaving the Los Angeles Lakers, which means another decision awaits. A mere 16 years after his first famed “decision” — the one that saw him leave Cleveland for Miami — James is getting ready to change uniforms once again. He has told the Lakers that his eight-year run with them is over and that he’ll play a record-extending 24th NBA season elsewhere. James has made clear many times in recent years that more championships are his motivation, which means it’s almost certain he’ll pick a team that he believes can contend for the NBA title in 2027.
LeBron James leaving Lakers prompts reaction from Luka, Magic - ESPN
For the first time since July 2018, LeBron James won't be suiting up in the purple and gold.
LeBron James to leave Lakers to play 24th NBA career
LOS ANGELES: LeBron James, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, will return for an unprecedented 24th season but not with the Los Angeles Lakers. Lakers owner Jeanie Buss thanked James in a statement for his eight years with the club, confirming multiple media reports that the 41-year-old superstar had told the team he was leaving. “LeBron James is one of the greatest athletes in history,” Buss wrote in a statement posted on the Lakers’ X account. “We will always be thankful for his eight years with the Lakers — including the title he led us to in 2020 under the toughest imaginable circumstances and the countless records he broke in purple and gold.” James’s agent and close friend Rich Paul had told ESPN that James opted to inform the Lakers if he planned to sign with another club before the Tuesday night start of the free agency negotiating period. “King James” became a free agent after the Lakers’ second-round playoff exit but had not yet confirmed that he would indeed continue one of the most extraordinary careers in league history, with four championships and an unmatched collection of individual records. As the start of the free agency negotiating period approached James had been linked with a possible return to Cleveland or Miami — both clubs he led to titles — or with a move to join his close friend Stephen Curry on the Golden State Warriors. James’s unprecedented 23rd NBA campaign got off to a rocky start last year as he missed the first month of the season because of sciatica. Once fit he again proved remarkably effective, shooting 51.5 percent from the field as he averaged 20.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 7.2 assists in the regular season. In the playoffs he averaged 23.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 7.3 assists and
Raptors close to reacquiring Kawhi Leonard in blockbuster trade 7 years after title run: reports
Kawhi Leonard appears poised to return to the Toronto Raptors seven years after leading Canada's only NBA team to its lone championship, according to multiple media reports.
Sources: Raptors nearing deal to acquire Leonard from Clippers - ESPN
The LA Clippers are nearing an agreement to trade All-NBA forward Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors for Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, two unprotected first-round picks, one pick swap and two second-round picks, sources told ESPN on Tuesday.
LeBron James informs Lakers he plans to play elsewhere in 2026-27 - ESPN
LeBron James will return for an unprecedented 24th season in the NBA — but it won't be with the Los Angeles Lakers.