What LeBron James Leaving the Lakers Means for the NBA

By Marlow Stern

Marlow Stern

Chief Correspondent

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LeBron James is taking his talents elsewhere.

The basketball living legend and four-time NBA champion informed the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday — the first day of free agency — that he’s planning on playing for another team next season, James’s representative, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, told ESPN.

“James chose to inform the Lakers well before start of free agency tonight out of courtesy and appreciation for their run together, and to allow L.A. to conduct its offseason business,” reported ESPN’s Shams Charania, adding, “The Lakers expressed to James that they wanted him back, but the NBA’s all-time leading scorer decides to move on elsewhere.”

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