The Lakers have indirectly made it clear that they're now building their roster for and around Luka Doncic and not LeBron James.

Throughout LeBron James' professional basketball career, he's consistently been the first to know about happenings involving the teams he's played for. That's reportedly no longer the case.

During the 2024-25 NBA season with the Lakers, James played in 70 games. He averaged 24.4 points per game to go along with 8.2 assists, 7.8 rebounds, and a steal, while shooting 51.3 percent from the floor and knocking down 37.6 percent of his three-point attempts.

Dive into the Lakers' missed opportunity with Brook Lopez and how LeBron James played a crucial role in this story.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic and forward LeBron James speak during their game against the Chicago Bulls at Crypto.com Arena on March 22, 2025. Now, a new report from ESPN’s Brian Windhorst and Ramona Shelburne reveals just how James really feels about the Lakers’ recent decision making.

After this latest report from Biran Windhorst, it's hard not to think that the Los Angeles Lakers are done with the LeBron James era.

The Los Angeles Lakers made their star forward LeBron James feel disregarded over the offseason as the franchise heads in a different direction. The Lakers tra

Among those who did not know in advance that the Lakers were trading for Doncic was LeBron James. ESPN's Ramona Shelburne and Brian Windhorst reported that James did not know, but also didn't mind in the end after the trade was finalized.

LeBron James' time in Los Angeles has an end date. That's what ESPN's Brian Windhorst and Ramona Shelbourne wrote definitively in a new story out Friday. Here's how they phrased it: Whether the 2025-26 season is to be James' final season in the NBA is up to him.

Mychal Thompson says he's ready to mentor Deandre Ayton, encouraging the former No. 1 pick to seize his opportunity to become the Lakers’ next great big man.

ESPN analyst Ramona Shelburne breaks down what the Lakers need to do to grow stronger in the West, and it starts with LeBron James.