Las Vegas NBA ownership bid rejected by Lakers star LeBron James

Thursday, March 19, 2026 3:51 PM
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  • Mick Akers, Las Vegas Review-Journal

NBA star LeBron James reversed course on his hope to be part of the ownership group of a potential Las Vegas NBA expansion team.

Talking to reporters Wednesday night after the Los Angeles Lakers’ 124-116 win over the Houston Rockets, James was posed a question on if he was still interested in ownership of a an NBA expansion team, as the league’s board of governors is set to greenlight the exploration of Sin City and Seattle at their meetings next week in New York.

“No, I am not,” James said to the Las Vegas expansion question. “Not at all. ”