Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has agreed on a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension that will keep him under guaranteed contract with the franchise until 2024, according to multiple reports. The deal will make James the highest-earning player in NBA history with career earnings of $532 million. James is owed $44.5 million for this coming season, the last of his current contract. His new deal reportedly includes a player option for the 2024-25 campaign, when he will turn 40… Source link
Read More »LeBron James shuts down rumors linking Bronny James to Oregon
Bronny James isn’t ready to make his college decision, even though it feels like everyone else is clamoring for it. After rumors swirled about LeBron James’ oldest son on social media on Tuesday, the Los Angeles Lakers star quickly shut them down. Bronny, he said, hasn’t even been on an official visit anywhere yet — meaning Oregon can’t be the “frontrunner,” as one report claimed. “He hasn’t taken one visit yet and has only had a few calls with coaches and universities,”… Source link
Read More »James Franco’s Fidel Castro casting prompts backlash from actor John Leguizamo
News that James Franco is set to play former Cuban president Fidel Castro in an upcoming film has some in Hollywood riled up. (No, not because of his sexual misconduct allegations.) Veteran actor John Leguizamo posted Deadline‘s casting news on Instagram, writing, “How is this still going on? How is Hollywood excluding us but stealing our narratives as well? No more appropriation Hollywood and streamers! Boycott!” Leguizamo, who was born in Bogotá, Colombia, called the situation “[f*****]… Source link
Read More »James Harden, Philadelphia 76ers reach agreement on 2-year, $68 million deal
Free agent star James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers have reached an agreement on a two-year, $68 million deal with a player option, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Harden declined a $47 million option this offseason to facilitate the new deal at a discount. “I had conversations with [president of basketball operations] Daryl [Morey], and it was explained how we could get better and what the market value was for certain players. I told Daryl to improve the roster, sign who we needed to… Source link
Read More »LeBron James, Russell Westbrook and Anthony Davis commit to making Lakers’ Big 3 work
The Los Angeles Lakers’ Big 3 of LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook huddled up on a phone conversation the first weekend of NBA Summer League in Las Vegas with each expressing their commitment to one another and vowing to make it work, league sources told Yahoo Sports. While the uncertainty of Westbrook’s future with the Lakers remains, the conversation was organized to make sure all three were on the same page as long as they’re joined together in their pursuit of a… Source link
Read More »James Harden tells Sixers ‘sign who we [need] to sign and give me whatever is left over’ with new deal
LOS ANGELES — Superstar NBA guard James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers are still ironing out the final details of a one-plus-one contract that will see him take a $15 million discount. But Harden said he is “locked in” with the Sixers and eager to get to work. In an exclusive interview with Yahoo Sports on Sunday, the 10-time All-Star revealed why he was willing to sacrifice financially for the betterment of the team, he touched on the offseason additions, discussed where he’s at… Source link
Read More »LeBron James played in Drew League and it went about how you would expect
LeBron James is still LeBron James, even in the offseason. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar made a much-anticipated appearance at the Drew League in Los Angeles on Saturday, his first in 11 years, and was exactly as advertised, dropping 42 points, 16 rebounds and four steals in a 104-102 win. James’ team, the Cheaters (yes, really), led for most of the first half before finding themselves in a hole in the third quarter. James helped lead a comeback, while delivering highlight after… Source link
Read More »Stephen Curry, LeBron James react to kid who took ‘night night’ taunt to next level: ‘See what you started’
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is often imitated, rarely duplicated and never surpassed … until now. Curry showed some love to a young basketball player who took Curry’s “night night” celebration to the next level during a game. After hitting a jump shot, the kid actually drops to the floor and mimics sleeping in his bed. It was an elevated form of Curry pretending to sleep after sinking a big shot against the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. Curry liked what he saw from the… Source link
Read More »LeBron James, Red Sox co-owner, says he hates Celtics fans because ‘they racist as f***’
In one year, LeBron James is scheduled to hit NBA free agency. There will be many teams interested in the talents of the Los Angeles Lakers star, but we can probably cross the Boston Celtics off the list. James did not have very nice things to say about the Celtics, particularly their fanbase, during an episode of his talk show “The Shop” released Friday. Specifically, he identified TD Garden has his least favorite place to play after soccer player Marcus Rashford discussed Premier League… Source link
Read More »Here’s everything LeBron James actually said about Brittney Griner and the U.S. government
When the contentious worlds of Brittney Griner‘s detention in Russia and LeBron James’ media empire intersect, all it takes is seven seconds to ignite a controversy. In this case, it was James’ media company Uninterrupted releasing a trailer Monday for an upcoming episode of its talk show “The Shop,” in which the Los Angeles Lakers star discusses Griner, among other topics, with business partners Maverick Carter and Paul Rivera plus guests actor Daniel Kaluuya, artist Rashid Johnson and… Source link
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