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It's been wide speculated, and said by LeBron James himself, that aft his playing days, he wants to ain a team.
In 2022, he specifically eyed Las Vegas, which is yet to person an NBA franchise, but it's wherever nan caller NBA Cup semifinals and finals person been played since nan 2023-24 season.
Also, opening successful 2028, MLB's Athletics will beryllium nan 3rd squad successful Sin City, joining nan NHL's Vegas Golden Knights, who came successful arsenic an description franchise successful 2017 and nan NFL's Las Vegas Raiders, who moved location from Oakland successful 2020. The WNBA's Las Vegas Aces besides moved from San Antonio successful 2018 and person won 3 titles since then.
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LeBron James of nan Los Angeles Lakers gestures successful nan first half of nan West semifinal crippled of nan inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament against nan New Orleans Pelicans astatine T-Mobile Arena connected Dec. 7, 2023 successful Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
"It's a sports town. Hopefully I tin bring my franchise present someday," James said during nan NBA Cup successful 2023.
However, he appears to person had a alteration of heart.
When asked connected Wednesday nighttime if he's still willing successful owning a team, James said bluntly, "No, I'm not. Not astatine all."
James has been business partners pinch Fenway Sports Group, which owns nan Boston Red Sox and Liverpool of nan Premier League, since 2011.
However, earlier James' comments, The Athletic reported that because bids could scope arsenic precocious arsenic $8 cardinal for nan Vegas team, nan group is not willing successful participating successful nan bidding.
Los Angeles Lakers guardant LeBron James sits connected nan chair during nan first half of a crippled against nan Golden State Warriors successful San Francisco, California connected Thursday, April 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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"With Fenway nary longer pursuing NBA ownership, it is little apt that LeBron will prosecute a team," a root adjacent to James told nan outlet.
NBA owners are slated to meet adjacent Wednesday to determine whether nan convention will move guardant pinch plans to adhd a squad successful Las Vegas and moreover make nan association's return to Seattle. Twenty-three owners would request to springiness nan greenish ray earlier moves officially commencement to beryllium made.
LeBron James of nan Los Angeles Lakers runs down nan tribunal aft drafting an violative complaint telephone against nan New Orleans Pelicans successful nan first half of nan West semifinal crippled of nan inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament astatine T-Mobile Arena connected Dec. 7, 2023 successful Las Vegas, Nevada. The Lakers defeated nan Pelicans 133-89. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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The NBA has not expanded since 2004, erstwhile nan relation returned to Charlotte for nan Bobcats aft nan original Hornets moved to New Orleans. That squad is now nan Pelicans, while nan Bobcats reacquired nan original Hornets moniker successful 2014.
Las Vegas hosted nan 2007 NBA All-Star Game.
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