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LeBron wants to own NBA team in Vegas

Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James in action during the third quarter of the NBA game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Washington Wizards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA, 11 March 2022. Etienne Laurent, EPA-EFE" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/overseas/03/14/lebron.jpg"/><figcaption>Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James in action during the third quarter of the NBA game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Washington Wizards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA, 11 March 2022. Etienne Laurent, EPA-EFE</figcaption></figure></div>LOS ANGELES, United States - Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, recently declared by Forbes magazine as the NBA&#x27;s first active player worth $1 billion, has a new goal -- owning an NBA team in Las Vegas.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/03/22/lebron-first-active-nba-player-worth-1b-says-forbes">LeBron becomes first active NBA player worth $1 billion, according to Forbes</a></li></ul>The 37-year-old playmaker was shown in a social media video clip from Friday&#x27;s edition of his talk show &quot;The Shop&quot; declaring his latest NBA desire.&quot;I want to own a team,&quot; James said. &quot;I want to buy a team, for sure.&quot;I want a team in Vegas. I want the team in Vegas.&quot;Las Vegas has been often mentioned as a prime spot for an expansion club along with Seattle, although NBA commissioner Adam Silver said this week there are no immediate plans for expansion from 30 teams.But there is a plan for a major new arena in Vegas, which is already the home of an NFL and NHL team and is often mentioned as a possible relocation site for Major League Baseball&#x27;s Oakland A&#x27;s.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/02/20/22/lebron-cant-explain-scoring-in-his-strangest-nba-season">LeBron can&#x27;t explain scoring in his &#x27;strangest&#x27; NBA season</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/03/14/22/watch-lebron-james-records-10000th-career-assist">WATCH: LeBron James records 10,000th career assist</a></li></ul>James, a four-time NBA champion and four-time NBA Most Valuable Player, owns SpringHill Company, an entertainment development and production firm that made &quot;Space Jam: A New Legacy&quot; -- a film released last year starring James.He&#x27;s also a part owner of Fenway Sports Group, which owns MLB&#x27;s Boston Red Sox, English Premier League football side Liverpool and the NHL&#x27;s Pittsburgh Penguins.js/rcw<div>© Agence France-Presse</div>

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, recently declared by Forbes magazine as the NBA's first active player worth $1 billion, has a new goal -- owning an NBA team in Las Vegas.