LeBron James Reportedly Not Ready To Commit To LA For The Long Run

Here we go again with LeBron James.

With the Lakers seemingly stuck between a rock and a hard place with their roster, it was reported that the superstar is not ready to talk extension or commit to LA for the foreseeable future.

Per Sam Amick from the Athletic:

“Based on my conversations with people who have a strong sense of such things, it’s clear James is considering playing out this contract rather than signing a two-year extension this summer. If flexibility and freedom are the goals here, James (who is owed $44.4 million next season) could go back to the year-by-year approach he perfected in his second Cleveland stop,” said Amick. 

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After the Lakers hired Darvin Ham as head coach, LeBron James expressed his excitement. But he even admitted that he’s not close to any extension.

“The conversation hasn’t been talked about. Technically it’s because (with) the collective bargaining agreement (it) cannot even be discussed until later on in the year. So, you know, I know what’s out there. But we can’t even — myself and Rich — can’t even begin to talk with Rob, or the front office at all, because of the collective bargaining agreement. So (when) we get to that point, we’ll see,” said James.

It seems like LeBron James is all-in on trying to turn things around next season with the Lakers. But if that doesn’t happen, he might look elsewhere to search for another championship ring.

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