Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Los Angeles Lakers superstar combo forward LeBron James has had a busy summer.First, James’ “Mind The Game” podcast co-host JJ Redick was hired to serve as the Lakers’ latest head coach, without a lick of experience beyond the pee-wee level. Then, he saw his 19-year-old son, Bronny, get selected by the Lakers with the No. 55 overall pick in the 2024 NBA draft, following a one-and-done season with the USC Trojans. In a rarity for a second-round rookie, Bronny James signed a fully guaranteed four-year, $7.9 million deal with L.A.Next, the elder James inked a two-year, $101.4 million deal to stay with Los Angeles through the 2025-26 NBA season, when he’ll turn 41 years old and be playing in a record-setting 23rd season.Now, the 20-time All-Star is one win away from capturing his third gold medal while guiding Team USA through the 2024 Paris Olympics. James is starting every game for the club. He has logged averages of 14.2 points while slashing .674/.273/.714, 8.6 dimes, 7.0 boards, and 1.2 steals per game, through his five contests thus far.
LeBron James celebrates after the USA won the men’s semifinal basketball match between USA and Serbia during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris on August 8, 2024. James may look…
LeBron James celebrates after the USA won the men’s semifinal basketball match between USA and Serbia during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris on August 8, 2024. James may look to own a bid to own the Boston Celtics.
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USA Basketball-France in Olympic Gold Medal Game: How To Watch, PredictionsBut the summer James chatter has now reached another level.Josh Kosman of The New York Post reports that the Fenway Sports Group and RedBird Capital, with whom James has partnered to own a chunk of multiple non-NBA sports ventures, could be considering a bid for the Boston Celtics. Sources have informed Kosman that James could join the cause.Team owner Wyc Grousbeck announced earlier this offseason that he will look to sell the franchise as part of a two-step approach. Celtics Ownership Makes Massive Announcement About Future of Team49 percent of the NBA’s winningest team (and the reigning champs will be sold by 2028. James would be 43 by then. Given that the final year of his current deal, 2025-26, would already be his record-setting 23rd NBA season, there’s no guarantee that the four-time league MVP would still be playing by the time of a theoretical sale.James has previously floated the possibility that he could serve as part of an ownership group, though it has long been speculated he would consider latching on with a Las Vegas expansion team. Joining the ownership group for the Lakers’ most hated nemesis, a Celtics club that has gone head-to-head with L.A. in the Finals a league-record 12 times, would feel like a stab in the back to many Lakers fans.But from a financial standpoint, the move makes sense. The Celtics have won 18 titles (to the Lakers’ 17), and are the reigning champs. There is plenty of cache in joining such a winning organization, especially for one of the league’s all-time great players. It wouldn’t be fully unprecedented for a former Lakers player to join the ownership group for a squad that had been a major playoff rival. After his playing days had concluded, Hall of Fame former Los Angeles center Shaquille O’Neal owned a stake in the Sacramento Kings for eight seasons. He sold his piece of the team in 2022.
