As detailed in a recent feature story by ESPN's Ramona Shelburne and Brian Windhorst, the news sent the Association into a "tizzy," with executives around the league doing their best to "decode" the message released by James's agent, Rich Paul.

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.

While Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg has the usual pressure of being the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft, the former Duke star is in a situation that sets up his rookie season to be tougher than even LeBron James and Victor Wembanyama’s first NBA campaigns.

For months, publicly and privately, the Lakers have been signaling their desire to begin the Luka Doncic era in Los Angeles, even if it meant ending the LeBron James one.

The decision from LeBron James earlier this summer to pick up his player option for next season from the Los Angeles Lakers came with an important caveat from agent Rich Paul — the four-time NBA MVP wants the chance to win another championship before his career comes to an end.

Cedric Ceballos thinks LeBron's lack of creativity while dunking would prevent him from winning the dunk contest.

LeBron James makes sure that the vibe is always funny around him. While there has been a lot of tension regarding his NBA future, James was spotted in quite a lighthearted mood. James recently appeared on an episode of the Mind the Game podcast.

Bronny James made an impact in his 2025 NBA Summer League debut for the Los Angeles Lakers, highlighted by a viral steal-and-dunk sequence against the Miami Heat. His biggest supporter was pretty impressed. LeBron James reposted the highlight on Instagram with the caption, “BRONNY SHOWTIME.”