Every time the Los Angeles Lakers let LeBron James down, it has become a norm to ask the all-time leading NBA scorer about his future.
This time, James had quite the choice of words to respond.
On Thursday, the Lakers suffered a 112-104 defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Clippers. James dropped 23 points to go along with five rebounds, six assists and two steals.
After the game, James dropped the F-bomb when asked if he would finish the season with the Lakers after their sixth loss in the last nine games. However, there was a playful tone to it.
“I’m good. I’m good. I’m good… Everybody’s crazy. Everybody’s f—in’ crazy,” he said.
With this answer, James might be suggesting that he's not asking for any trade and likes where he is currently. This was also James' first public response since reports came out suggesting that Lakers governor and minority owner Jeanie Buss considered moving on from him.
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Lakers' Jeanie Buss doesn't like LeBron James?
ESPN recently dropped a bombshell report, revealing how the Lakers' top management has felt about LeBron James after winning the 2020 NBA championship.
Per the report, Jeanie Buss grew frustrated about James' influential role within the organization, and she even pondered the idea of trading the four-time NBA champion in 2022. She also reportedly didn't like the idea of offering him the contract extension in 2024.
While none of these statements were made publicly, if this report is true, it suggests that there may be some internal tensions between Buss and the 41-year-old superstar that eventually led to the Lakers' sale to Mark Walter.
When asked to James, he indirectly dismissed any misunderstanding, saying:
"I don't really care about the reports, to be honest," James said. "Since I've been here, my eighth year here [in L.A.], been in this league 23 years, there's [always going to] be another article tomorrow, especially involving me.
"I thought it was good, but, you know, somebody could see it another way. It's always two sides of the coin.... How I represented this franchise, and what I wanted to do to represent this franchise since when I got here until now, it's been with the utmost respect and honor and dignity. And I would say loyalty. I mean, s—, I played here longer than pretty much any other franchise I played for besides Cleveland."
James is more concentrated on tomorrow, and at the time, he's showing no signs of holding any grudge against anyone in the Lakers organization, even after the recent contradictory report.
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