According to NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN, LeBron James feels that the Los Angeles Lakers “are more in a futuristic mindset.” James, 40, wants to compete for a championship next season, but

The Los Angeles Lakers told Luka Dončić about the sale of the team in advance but didn't notify LeBron James, according to ESPN's Ramona Shelburne and Brian Windhorst.

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

ESPN NBA insider Brian Windhorst said there is meaning behind James’ recent actions, including a trip home to Ohio, while trade rumors swirl during a passive-aggressive spat with the Lakers despite exercising the $53 million option on his contract with the team for next season.

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

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.

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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.

Deandre Ayton is one of the newest faces of the Los Angeles Lakers, but he is still waiting to hear from his most famous teammate.