LeBron James will stay with the Los Angeles Lakers, agent Wealthy Paul made clear to ESPN on Friday.
“LeBron will not be traded, and we aren’t asking to be,” Paul mentioned in response to some rising hypothesis about James’ future forward of subsequent week’s commerce deadline.
James may need contributed to the swirl by putting an hourglass emoji on his X account this week after a loss in Atlanta. He hasn’t spoken to reporters since to make clear the message, and he missed the Lakers’ victory Thursday in Boston with an ankle damage.
The Lakers have been energetic in commerce talks over the previous month as they give the impression of being to spice up a group that’s 25-25 and in ninth place within the Western Convention.
James has a $51.4 million participant choice in his contract for subsequent season with the Lakers. He has till June 29 to train the choice. His son Bronny, who performs for USC, is a candidate to enter the NBA draft, which is scheduled for June 26-27.