LeBron James Will Opt Out of Contract, ESPN's Chris Broussard Tweets

ESPN analyst Chris Broussard Tweeted this morning that LeBron James will opt out of his Miami Heat contract, throwing the NBA and Miami Heat into chaos. Broussard Tweeted at 9:23 a.m. that LeBron's agent, Rich Paul, has told the Heat he will exercise the player option on his contract. LeBron...

By Chuck Strouse

June 24, 2014

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ESPN analyst Chris Broussard Tweeted this morning that LeBron James will opt out of his Miami Heat contract, throwing the NBA and Miami Heat into chaos.

Broussard Tweeted at 9:23 a.m. that LeBron's agent, Rich Paul, has told the Heat he will exercise the player option on his contract.

LeBron James' agent Rich Paul has told Heat LeBron will exercise early termination option
— Chris Broussard (@Chris_Broussard) June 24, 2014

More will undoubtedly develop on this story as the day unfolds.

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Chuck Strouse is the former editor in chief of Miami New Times. He has shared two Pulitzer Prizes and won dozens of other awards. He is an honors graduate of Brown University and has worked at newspapers including the Miami Herald and Los Angeles Times.

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