NBA superstar LeBron James is expected to return for the 2025-26 season, but it may not be with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Less than a week after the Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated from the NBA playoffs, LeBron James is already attracting attention over when the 40-year-old will decide to retire. A better question, based on a new report from The Athletic,

According to Jovan Buha and Sam Amick of The Athletic, James is not expected to take a pay cut to accommodate the Lakers like he did last offseason when he took about $2.7 million less in order to help the Lakers stay under the second salary apron.