{"id":503520,"date":"2026-06-30T18:15:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T16:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=503520"},"modified":"2026-06-30T18:15:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T16:15:43","slug":"lebron-james-to-leave-los-angeles-lakers-will-play-elsewhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/lebron-james-to-leave-los-angeles-lakers-will-play-elsewhere\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James to leave Los Angeles Lakers, will play elsewhere"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\">\n<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:4eee2ed6-bfd5-4c76-baa3-a1d32d17a045-0\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:4eee2ed6-bfd5-4c76-baa3-a1d32d17a045-0\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:4eee2ed6-bfd5-4c76-baa3-a1d32d17a045-0\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"9d74d3a0-53e4-47cb-9b68-f8a221b8c69e\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"660\" data-end=\"1256\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">LeBron James will continue his NBA career during the 2026-27 season, but his future will not be with the Los Angeles Lakers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"660\" data-end=\"1256\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">According to Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, James has informed the franchise that it can move forward without him because he plans to play elsewhere next season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"660\" data-end=\"1256\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The announcement brings an end to an era that began in 2018, when James joined the Lakers and later led the team to the 2020 NBA championship. 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