Basketball superstar LeBron James continues his impressive career after aging media reports and becomes the long-running favorite of the NBA.
According to information from the AP news agency, the 40-year-old will move his option for the coming season at the Los Angeles Lakers and go to his 23rd season. This would exceed Vince Carter as a player with the longest NBA career. ESPN and “The Athletic” had previously reported about it.
James will cut $ 52.6 million (around 45 million euros) for the coming season. He had time to pull his option by Sunday afternoon. He has already recorded more than $ 500 million in his career.
Most points in the NBA history
At the age of 40, James is the oldest still active professional in the NBA and has scored more points than anyone else in the history of the league. Last season he had an average of 24.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 8.2 assists. However, he could not prevent the early playoff off against Minnesota.
The superstar won a total of four times the NBA title, most recently in 2020.