LeBron James’ time with the Lakers is reportedly coming to an end soon.
NBA Insider Jake Fischer said during a livestream Monday “the Lakers are ready to move on from LeBron James and I think LeBron James is ready to move on from the Lakers as well.”
Fischer reported he believes the divorce will happen in June.
“That’s kind of the foregone sentiment in Los Angeles right now about what’s to come this summer,” Fischer said.
James has been with the Lakers since 2018, when he signed on as a free agent after leaving the Cavaliers for the second time in his illustrious NBA career.
During his seven-plus years in purple and gold, James has averaged 26.3 points, 8.0 assists and 7.8 rebounds.
He helped lead the team to the 2020 NBA Championship.
His relationship with Jeanie Buss, though, reportedly soured over the last few years, after the Lakers governor allegedly grew tired of James’ “outsized ego” and didn’t appreciate that he had been viewed as the “savior” of the franchise.
James said in the days after the bombshell Buss report dropped he didn’t “care about the articles” and that the stories “don’t bother me.”
“I’m 41 years old, and I watch golf every day,” he said. “I don’t care about an article. I don’t care how somebody [feels] about me. If you know me personally and you know what I’m about, these guys know what I’m about, and that’s all [that] matters. I can care less how somebody feels about me.”
Fischer reported the Lakers will be looking to build around Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves after moving on from James this offseason.
James is currently in the final year of his Lakers contract.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
