Famous reporter: James execution options have not responded to the Lakers so far, and there was an official statement last year s contract renewal 👀

According to famous reporter Shams Charania, Lakers forward James will execute his contract's player option worth $52.6 million in the 2025-26 season to compete in his 23rd season of his career. ESPN reporters Brian Windhorst and Tim Bontem discussed the impact of James' decision on the Lakers on the Get Up show.

Bontemps: "If I were the Lakers, the response was very simple. I would release a statement saying that we were very excited about LeBron James's execution player option, he is one of the best players in history, and we are looking forward to seeing him and Doncic appear on the court in the fall training camp, working with head coach JJ Redick."

Windhorst: "Did you know? They haven't issued a statement yet. When a player executes the option, it's not the league's regulations that you must issue an official statement, but it's routine. And the Lakers didn't do that. Unless the official announcement email went into my spam box and I didn't see it. I really didn't see the official statement sent by the Lakers. He did execute the options, and I even had to verify with the teams in the league, and I asked, 'Did LeBron really execute the options?' They replied, 'Yes, the contract documents have been approved and he executed his contract options.'

"When LeBron signed the contract renewal last year, Robert Pelinka issued a statement about 115 words in length, praising how outstanding LeBron is and expressing his meaning to the Lakers. Yesterday, the Lakers responded to the announcement of this matter by not issuing any statement. ”