Normally, a player opting into a contract would be a pretty cut-and-dry piece of news signifying that they are remaining with their current team. As he has been wont to do throughout his career, however, LeBron James and his camp found a way to create some drama around his latest, ahem, decision, to pick up his $52.6 million player option with the Lakers.
LeBron’s agent, Rich Paul, announcing through Shams Charania that his client would be picking up his option to remain with the Lakers through the 2025-26 season would not have generated much intrigue under normal circumstances, but it was Paul’s on-the-record comments to the ESPN scoopsman that
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