NBA superstar LeBron James will return for an unprecedented 24th season but not with the Los Angeles Lakers, a move that rocked the league on Tuesday as free agent opened.
“Truly an honor to wear the (purple and gold) while trying to continue the greatness and legacies that came before me,” James, the league’s all-time leading scorer, said in a post on X, replying to a “thank you” post from Lakers co-owner Jeanie Buss.
“Hope I made a few proud during my stint,” he added.
Buss’s farewell to James on social media had confirmed multiple media reports that the 41-year-old forward would depart the Lakers after eight years.
“LeBron James is one of the greatest athletes in history,” Buss wrote in a statement posted on the Lakers’ X account.
