LeBron James leaves Lakers after eight years and will change teams in the NBA

LeBron James informed the Los Angeles Lakers that he will continue his NBA career with another team, according to Rich Paul, CEO of the Klutch Sports agency, which handles the star's career, this Tuesday (30).

At 41 years old, the star ends an eight-season stint with the Lakers, marked mainly by the NBA title won in 2020, when he led the franchise to the championship in the season played amid the pandemic. The information was released by the American ESPN.

The news comes after rumors that the Golden State Warriors intend to make a strong move to sign LeBron. According to information released on Monday, the San Francisco team would be interested in the veteran, especially after Draymond Green waived his contractual option in order to free up space on the payroll.

Four-time NBA MVP and top scorer in league history, LeBron ended his 23rd professional season by breaking the most career marks.

Last season with the Lakers, the player averaged 20.9 points, 7.2 assists and 6.1 rebounds per game.

Elected 22 times to the All-Star Game and four times NBA champion, LeBron is also the league record holder for games played, with 1,622 games, and points scored, with 43,440.

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Source: CNN