LeBron James, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, is returning for a record 24th NBA season. But it won’t be with the Los Angeles Lakers.James, who will turn 42 in December, has informed the Lakers that he will play elsewhere next season, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. James has not yet decided where he’ll play but felt it was time to move on from his eight-year tenure in Los Angeles, according to the league source, who was granted anonymity to describe deliberations still in progress.ESPN first reported James’ decision. James completed his 23rd season by leading the Lakers to the second round of the playoffs despite the team entering the postseason without either Luka Dončić or Austin Reaves, who were both injured.Late in the season, James had ceded responsibility and transitioned into being the Lakers’ No. 3 option while the team played some of its best basketball of the season in March. In 14 games that month, James shot 56.2 percent from the field, including a 13-of-14 masterpiece against the Rockets on March 18.Without their star guards, James led a reconfigured Lakers team over the final handful of games in the regular season, first securing the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference before pushing the underdog Lakers past the Houston Rockets in six games.