LeBron James isn’t going anywhere after signing a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, putting all the speculation to rest, with the Purple and Gold securing their best player for at least one more year. The King is now ready to bounce back after two terrible seasons for the Lakers, keen to send a message to the rest of the league.
This extension makes him the highest-earner player in NBA history, but outside of that, James has bigger expectations, as he hopes to add more silverware to his collection. Right now, things look complicated with the struggling Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook, but this extension proves that Bron hasn’t given up on the Lakers and is ready to fight back.
After Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN announced that Bron is staying with the Lakers through the 2024/25 NBA season, many fans had something to say, some trolling the 4x NBA champíon, and others hyping up this upcoming season for the Lakers.
RUSSELL WESTBROOK TO INDY CONFIRMED
— Young Simba (@the2kmessiah) August 17, 2022
https://twitter.com/Not_DanielP/status/1559977898487848966
Nooooooooooo
— The Cedi Osman FanC (@TheCediFanClub) August 17, 2022
https://twitter.com/EmbiidsRightNut/status/1559977902606897154
LET’S FUCKING GO @KINGJAMES pic.twitter.com/nIw0CKr8X7
— Lakers Lead (@LakersLead) August 17, 2022
https://twitter.com/AntonioPol99/status/1559977801314451458
Live look at Bronsexuals
— Sinai (@SinaiNot) August 17, 2022
https://twitter.com/BetterCallSadio/status/1559978567664078848
hopefully he can improve as a 3rd option, 2nd option when ad is out of course pic.twitter.com/gkZ6C4NF2u
— 👑Terron (Former Nba fan, russ and malone fc) (@terron_francis) August 17, 2022
HOW MUCH HELP DOES TALEN HORTON-TUCKER NEED?!?!
— BetOnline (@BetOnline_ag) August 17, 2022
He’s never winning a ring again
— Ⓜ️ e l o (@TrolledByMelo) August 17, 2022
https://twitter.com/MasterSage_/status/1559977817982570498
His contract ends the first year Bronny can join the NBA pic.twitter.com/FXcBGkuB5w
— 6 Seasons and a Moving Screen (@NBAGreendale) August 17, 2022
— FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) August 17, 2022
Jobs not finished for Lebron.
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) August 17, 2022
https://twitter.com/Babytatum00/status/1559977841743339522
Harden took less money because he likes his team
— Chaos Chris (@ChaosChrisPHL) August 17, 2022
https://twitter.com/__MO0DY/status/1559979513446105098https://twitter.com/CaesarsSports/status/1559984830728884224
2 players gonna be on the payroll making 100 million combined the only support cast will be prayer
— lami⭐️ (@lamibackup) August 17, 2022
Lakers fans rn: pic.twitter.com/Ed1PVwOyht
— Harrison Vapnek (@harrisonvapnek) August 17, 2022
all that to miss the play in😭😭
— . (@idekatpbrother) August 17, 2022
#BronnyToLA begins now.
— Earth, Will, and Fire 🌎💨🔥 (@WilliamRichJr) August 17, 2022
Kyrie on the way
— † (@HoodiHachimura) August 17, 2022
Darvin Ham is the team’s new head coach, and many people have faith in him entering this next season. Still, they keep Russell Westbrook on the roster, which could hurt their chances of winning it all next year.
While the LeBron extension is great news for the Lakers, it’s obvious that they need more than this to actually challenge the Golden State Warriors and other candidates like the Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, or Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference.
Things are getting more interesting at Crypto.com Arena, and keeping LeBron for the short and mid-term is a great sign that things could change very soon for the 17-time NBA champions.
