 LeBron James, this is according to Shams of The Athletic, LeBron James opting out of his $51.4 million player option for next season. The expectation is that LeBron will return to the Lakers on a new deal. We will talk about this ad nauseum here in the opening hour of the program because there are a lot of moving parts here for the L.A. Lakers. But first and foremost, breaking news here.