MIAMI — A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that LeBron James has decided to opt out of the final two years of his contract with the Miami Heat and become a free agent on July 1.
Opting out does not mean James has decided to leave the Heat, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because neither the four-time NBA MVP nor the team had made any public announcement.
James had two years and about $42.7 million remaining on his deal with the Heat. In his four seasons in Miami, the Heat have gone to the NBA Finals four times, winning two championships.
Lol right to each is his own but please learn the difference
I think there are a lot of traveling Lebron fans that will switch colors whenever he says so! lol Antonio Simmons
The real question is if he leave Mia who gone follow him??? If u do u were NEVER a Heat fan!!! So y’all that do learn to rout for LBJ and not what team he plays for cause u you’re not a fan of that team you’re a fan of Lebron!!! #DontLookSilly
Kobe has too much pride to ask Lebron to join him
Mook, the Lakers aint too much better than Cleveland, they just have tradition. They were both lottery picks teams and you won’t hear Kobe asking bron to come
He be a DAMN FOOL to go back to cleveland! An he’s no DAMN FOOL!!!
Better be a team in the WEST that’s fa dam sure!! Bad as I hate to say THE LAKERS!!
He’s COMING HOME!!! HE’S COMING HOME!!! TELL THE WORLD THAT HE’S COMING HOME!!! LOL!!!!!
Don’t think he leaving, just throwing his pole in the water, although he probably won’t win another ring, with that squad in Miami, cause he, bosh, or wade gone have to take a pay cut to get some real talent. But we’ll take him in Laker land
Only way for LeBron to come back to Cleveland is one, Dan Gilbert needs to make a personal and public apology to LeBron for the comments he made in the past, two, Cleveland got to be willing to spend some serious cash and bring in whoever he wants, but I really don’t think he’s leaving, just his way of telling the Heat he has that option and they better make some moves if they want him to stay. .
Only way for LeBron to come back to Cleveland is one, Dan Gilbert needs to make a personal and public apology to LeBron for the comments he made in the past, two, Cleveland got to be willing to spend some serious cash and bring in whoever he wants, but I really don’t think he’s leaving, just his way of telling the Heat he has that option and they better make some moves if they want him to stay. .
I think he is not going to be able to live down what he did to Cleveland and the fans wouldn’t support a return. I think Cleveland is successfully ruled out.
Idk and I dont care… he is not a competitor, he will look for the easy way out if he wants a championship… this will be talked about until pre season because he is so dramatic in everything he does… if he was smart, he would have a reality show about his next choice cause most of the world would watch… Lol
Rufus Blaq I think he just wants more money. he is not going to wait another year or two to get another championship.
I think he staying, he would look terrible chasing the best players 2 get his rings. Although him going bacc 2 Cleveland would get him all the love bacc from the country besides fla, la
I think he stays in Miami. I’m a Cavs fan and would welcome gim back, but I would love to win it without him.
Contact his mother maybe she looking for attention like Jim Jones moms and can bring some signed stuff lol…no disrespect for anybody’s mom ijs
Come back home…where the past hate from the state turns back into LOVE. ..!!!
Jason Austin I contacted him and he didn’t respond
Has LBJ ever came to the YO? I know he from Akron but Im sure he heard about the YO and our troubled youth! More respect for Kingsmen than LBJ…could you imagine the turn out for a LBJ boys teen talk in the Yo
Lebron acting like a baby. stay in Miami! that’s what you wanted so stay there. if you can’t win in Miami he can’t win nowhere!
Donovan Waller u are so right!!
Ill have to pass on this conversation lol
Andre White Lqkers can use anybody that they can get. if Magic wants to come out of retirement the Lakers can use him!
Kingsmen White smh…..a lot of hearts are set up to be broken! smh…..speaking without doing the research!!! I am up on game bro!!! LeBron James is moving on….watch!
Lakers baby !!!! We will take him or Carmelo
I think he either stays put or heads back to Cleveland. I don’t think he wants to be looked at as a ring chaser People think he has to build a team in Cleveland. In the east with this presents Cleveland squad he would definitely be back in the championship game next yr. Hey took a less talent Cleveland team to the NBA championship, in a much better east back in 06. The east is way worst now and Cleveland has a lot of young talent and he’s way better than he was in 06. The issue Miami is going 2 have is giving him a running mate DWade is on the decline.
Don’t want Anthony on Lakers
Kobe lebron and Anthony
LA
I heard clippers might say c you later to griffin and try to get LBJ !!
Come to Lakers!
Jason Crimley trying to make up for that pay cut he took to go there. plus he showed them that he can win
They said he trying to see how much money he can get he only suppose to get 20 mill with Miami next year !!
Truth. …them boys will be right back…watch
Alexander Burkett I don’t think he has the patience to go back to Cleveland and build up to a championship when they already making it in Miami.
HE STAYING. ..PAT RILEY AINT GONE PULL THAT STUNT DA CAUSE PULLED….MIAMI GONE BRING DA EXTRA PIECES