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.

LeBron James will forever be interlinked with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He’s ahometown hero, and a former champion with the franchise.Now, as LeBron nears theend of his historic career, and his tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers has begunto look shaky,

LeBron James is reportedly unhappy with some aspects of the Los Angeles Lakers' ongoing transition to Luka Dončić as the next face of the franchise, ESPN's Ramona Shelburne and Brian Windhorst reported on Friday.

LeBron James and Brian Windhorst. NBA By Brandon Contes on 07/08/2025 07/09/2025. It’s summer, which means LeBron James is feeding the NBA news cycle with speculation about where he might play ...

Top NBA insider Brian Windhorst threw more fuel on the speculation that LeBron James will be traded by the Los Angeles Lakers this summer. And that Luka Doncic is playing a role in the potential breakup. James is locked into at least one more season in Los ...

As Windhorst noted, financially speaking, it's hard for the Cavaliers to cobble together at trade that would even be able to land James' mammoth $52.6 million contract.