Lil Durk desires to see LeBron James go well with up for his hometown Chicago Bulls, and he’s keen to even put up his cash to sweeten the deal.
The Windy Metropolis resident hopped into King James’ DMs on Instagram to check the waters on seeing if LeBron would welcome a change of surroundings to the Midwest alongside his track, Bronny James, who’s trying to hear his title known as on the NBA Draft this week.
“You and bronny come to Chicago bulls s–t I’ll pay you if I received to,” he wrote to James.
Durk amplified the message to his Instagram Story on Tuesday (June 25) and doubled-down on his thought of paying half of James’ wage. “idc if I received to go half @ChicagoBulls it’s time lol,” he added.
LeBron didn’t reply publicly to Durk’s provide, however he’s received a lot to resolve so far as his personal future goes. He’s mulling a $51.4 million participant choice with the Los Angeles Lakers, or he can opt-out of his contract and turn out to be an unrestricted free agent this summer season.
The most important wrench thrown into this negotiation occurs to be LeBron’s son as a attainable bargaining chip for opposing groups.
James hasn’t been shy about wanting to complete his profession taking part in alongside his son, so no matter franchise drafts Bronny James this week might be able to entice LeBron to return with him, even when it’s down the road.
If the Bulls — who haven’t gained a playoff sequence since 2015 — need to get into the James sweepstakes, they’ll need to commerce with the Lakers for LeBron since they don’t have the mandatory cap room to signal him as a free agent.
It ought to all come collectively pretty rapidly with the draft happening on Wednesday (June 26) and Thursday (June 27) whereas free company begins on Sunday (June 30).
Discover Lil Durk’s message to LeBron under.