LeBron James is staying with the Los Angeles Lakers at least for now. The four-time NBA champion picked up his $52.6 million player option to return to the Lakers for an eighth season, which marks his longest continuous stint with any team in his career.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James reportedly had interest in joining the Dallas Mavericks to reunite with Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving.

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While LeBron James ultimately decided to return to the Los Angeles Lakers for at least one more season, there is some reason to believe that might not necessarily have been his preferred outcome.

LeBron James was interested in joining Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis, and Duke Blue Devils basketball's Cooper Flagg on the Dallas Mavericks before opting into his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James have been in the news quite often over the last couple of weeks. After reports came out that the Lakers wanted to move on from James following his decision to opt in to the final year of his contract,