{"id":8666,"date":"2026-07-17T13:54:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T08:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8666"},"modified":"2026-07-17T13:54:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T08:54:07","slug":"nbas-lebron-james-addresses-next-move-after-leaving-lakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8666","title":{"rendered":"NBA&#8217;s LeBron James Addresses Next Move After Leaving Lakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->LeBron James\u2019 Wife Savannah James Addresses \u201cCrazy\u201d Criticism After His Lakers Exit<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eonline.com\/news\/lebron_james\">LeBron\u00a0James<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>is hooping for the best with his next big move.<\/p>\n<p>Two weeks after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1429283\/lebron-james-leaving-los-angeles-lakers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\">NBA champion announced<\/a> he&#8217;s leaving the Los Angeles Lakers after eight seasons, James shared his thoughts on where he plans to go next and his goals for his career overall.<\/p>\n<p>As he explained at Fanatics Fest NYC July 16, James is at the stage where he&#8217;s going to &#8220;wind down the final stages of my journey&#8221; after 23 years in the NBA.<\/p>\n<p>And no matter where he ends up, the 41-year-old hopes his fans\u2014<em>and<\/em> his doubters\u2014will join him in this next chapter.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:'-apple-system' , 'blinkmacsystemfont' , 'segoe ui' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'open sans' , 'helvetica neue' , sans-serif\">&#8220;Wherever I land in the fall, hopefully, if you&#8217;re a ride or die LeBron fan, if you&#8217;ve been down with me since day one, I hope you ride with me there,&#8221; James shared. &#8220;If you&#8217;re a ride or die LeBron hater, that&#8217;s what you do anyway. 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