LeBron James and the Lakers agree to a 2-year 97.1 million deal 

The agreement makes him the highest-paid player in NBA history according to ESPN

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James has 19 seasons of NBA experience and is 37 years old

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According to reports LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have reached an agreement on a two-year 97.1 million deal extension.

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The 37-year-old NBA veteran is extending his stay in Los Angeles per tweets from Shams Charania of The Athletic and Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN On Wednesday

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Rich Paul the CEO of Klutch Sports confirmed the extension to ESPN

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According to ESPN the agreement makes James the highest-paid player in NBA history with 532 million

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Despite James scoring 30.3 points per game in his 19th season the Lakers had a difficult season and failed to make the playoffs.

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It was planned that LeBrons initial 44.5 million contract would end after this coming season.

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