The Californian franchise formalized this Thursday the extension of the “King” for the next three seasons.
LeBron James is not done with the Lakers. The Los Angeles franchise formalized Thursday the extension for two years of the contract of “King», That is until 2025, confirming information disclosed by several American media the day before.
The multi-titled franchise did not provide financial details of the deal, but the star’s agent, Rich Paul, told ESPN on Wednesday that she was “in the amount of $97.1 million» and that she was accompanied «an option for the 2024-2025 season“. LeBron James had one year left on his contract with the California franchise.
«LeBron is one of the best players of his generation and has an equally big impact as a person. We are very excited to be able to continue our partnership with him.“, rejoiced Rob Pelinka, general manager of the Lakers.
The extension of LeBron assures him, soon to be 38, at least two more years on the floors of the North American basketball league, and brings him closer to his end-of-career goal: to play alongside his son Bronny (17 years), who will be able to apply for the NBA draft in 2024. Despite his age and some injuries, LeBron had managed to bring a new title to the Lakers in 2020, the 17th in the franchise and his fourth ring on a personal level. He is the player with the most points in the final phase in the history of the league (7,631).
