Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has made a direct appeal to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver about owning an expansion team in Las Vegas one day.
between the NBA and the players' union because he's still a player.
"During the term of this Agreement, no NBA player may acquire or hold a direct or indirect interest in the ownership of any NBA Team or in any company or entity, whether privately or publicly owned, that owns any interest in any NBA Team; provided, however, that any player may have an ownership of publicly-traded securities constituting less than five percent of the ownership interests in a company or entity that directly or indirectly owns an NBA Team," the clause reads.
While this clause could be revisited when the CBA expires after the 2023-2024 season, it stands in James' way until then unless he decides to hang up his jersey. In the past, James has said he wants to play until his oldest son, 18-year-old Bronny James, enters the league, hoping to be the first father-son duo to do so in NBA history.
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