[Windhorst]: Lakers ownership informed Luka they were selling; did not inform LeBron

[tamaraw08]

I’m pretty sure if they told Luka they told LeBron…

Because why would the lakers show their 26/27 year old guard that’s probably only gonna play good ball till he is 32 that they will marginalize him as he ages even if he wins a ring… ?

Seems like a lie

Telling LeBron and Luka around the same time seems reasonable


If Luka is thinking about his options of who he should sign with, how they treat LeBron will tell him how loyal the franchise will be to him

This !!!
Lakers have had a good history of treating their old and aging Superstars well, I can't think of a reason why they will change that esp with Luka monitoring their behavior towards their employees.
It's all drama and ESPN reporters like Windhorst, Shellburne etc are rejoicing and feasting about this making serious money during a boring summer NBA break.

[Calvin Klein]

Why does Windhorst still bootlick LeBron all the time after LeBron ridiculed him on that one podcast? Does this guy have some self-respect?

this what he gets paid for

[tamaraw08]

They’re probably hoping LeBron will get pissed and leave. Please, leave.

Great message also to Doncic on how the Lakers FO are treating their employees.
Luka should leave too because it will happen to him too in 5 years or so.

[phanman]

It's pretty shocking to see so many Lakers that want him to leave/don't like him. You guys do realize that he was the only reason why you were relevant post Kobe and brought a chip to the franchise. Then you factor in that he is als Luka's all time favourite player growing up, welcoming him onto the team with open arms. It's not a stretch to say that Luka wouldn't have been as thrilled joining the Lakers team if the team didn't feature LeBron too.

With all that said, I think Windy's whole premise is a load of BS. Bron and Rich are two of the most connected guys and according to many reports, the pending sale to Mark Walter wasn't exactly a secret around the league. Jeanie absolutely loves and adores Bron and given everything she's done since Kobe's retirement, her stance on taking care of aging Superstars is well known you can guarantee that Bron was given a heads up as well.

[KrAzY3]

1: windhorst sucks
2. All time GOAT?? I swear some people don’t even understand what they are saying anymore

How dare they do this to the "all time greatest of all time"! lmfao brb

[Doctor MJ]

Even tho on the surface it seems lakers did lebron dirty..LeBron did no favors for lakers either by opting into his contract. He wanted to have his cake and eat it too.

I would say LeBron opting in was what he did when he had concluded the Lakers were “doing him dirty”.

He’s now put the Lakers in a position where they can’t contend with him on the roster.

He also has of course shrunk his own options by doing this. If he wanted to go elsewhere, opting in didn’t help.


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[Yank3525]

It's pretty shocking to see so many Lakers that want him to leave/don't like him. You guys do realize that he was the only reason why you were relevant post Kobe and brought a chip to the franchise.

It isn't suprising.

The organization has bent over backwards to cater to him and his associates for 8 years now. Yet, we are still getting this passive aggressive bull****. Everyone is just tired of it.

[Doctor MJ]

They’re probably hoping LeBron will get pissed and leave. Please, leave.

Great message also to Doncic on how the Lakers FO are treating their employees.
Luka should leave too because it will happen to him too in 5 years or so.

No reason to think it will happen to Luka in 5 years. This is all a product of LeBron being in his 40s and still being in remarkably good basketball shape. Luka won’t ever be in that situation.

That said, this is the Lakers acting very differently with 41 year old LeBron than a 35 year old Kobe and they do need to be concerned with rep.


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[MavsDirk41]

It's pretty shocking to see so many Lakers that want him to leave/don't like him. You guys do realize that he was the only reason why you were relevant post Kobe and brought a chip to the franchise. Then you factor in that he is als Luka's all time favourite player growing up, welcoming him onto the team with open arms. It's not a stretch to say that Luka wouldn't have been as thrilled joining the Lakers team if the team didn't feature LeBron too.

With all that said, I think Windy's whole premise is a load of BS. Bron and Rich are two of the most connected guys and according to many reports, the pending sale to Mark Walter wasn't exactly a secret around the league. Jeanie absolutely loves and adores Bron and given everything she's done since Kobe's retirement, her stance on taking care of aging Superstars is well known you can guarantee that Bron was given a heads up as well.

Not a Lakers fan but they drafted his son and hired his buddy as the head coach. Pretty sure they have bent over backwards for this diva. Plus he is making 50 plus mil next season by opting in. You think he has been treated poorly by the organization? Cause i dont

[bovice]

I wonder what LeBron did to make previous ownership hate him

[Doctor MJ]

The Lakers do profit hugely on LeBron’s name. I don’t think they hate his presence, but it’s not uncomfortable enough to end the relationship.

the lakers have always been on ALL their superstars' side - so they will let LEBRON choose when to part ways
hell they'll prolly hire bronny in the org if he so chooses

I agree but New ownership could ruin that -

I just don’t see how these is any upside to treating LeBron or Luka any differently.

Essentially - What they do to LeBron today they will do to Luka tomorrow.

I think it’s fair to say now that Luka will never be the player LeBron was at his peak so if he sees the lakers treating LeBron bad it may cause him to leave.

I would say the far bigger concern for the Lakers is whether Luka considers leaving due to the Lakers being poorly built around him.

Luka’s Mavs were contenders because of how they built around him.

To this point, the Lakers simply aren’t contenders because they haven’t done that work with the supporting cast.

I would guess Luka signs his next big deal here anyway, but if he doesn’t, I’d expect that’s the reason. By contrast, the Lakers sending signals saying Luka is their priority now, not LeBron, is probably exactly what Luka wants to hear.


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[mg]

It's pretty shocking to see so many Lakers that want him to leave/don't like him. You guys do realize that he was the only reason why you were relevant post Kobe and brought a chip to the franchise. Then you factor in that he is als Luka's all time favourite player growing up, welcoming him onto the team with open arms. It's not a stretch to say that Luka wouldn't have been as thrilled joining the Lakers team if the team didn't feature LeBron too.

With all that said, I think Windy's whole premise is a load of BS. Bron and Rich are two of the most connected guys and according to many reports, the pending sale to Mark Walter wasn't exactly a secret around the league. Jeanie absolutely loves and adores Bron and given everything she's done since Kobe's retirement, her stance on taking care of aging Superstars is well known you can guarantee that Bron was given a heads up as well.

Having lived amongst Laker fans for years I can say LeBron was never going to be beloved by Laker fans on the heels of Kobe. The way he died in 2020 only strengthened the bond between him and Laker fans. How can you compete with a ghost? For years they had defended Kobe as the better player. Another ghost of Kobe, Rob Pelinka, stayed on as GM during Lebron's entire tenure on the team.

Lebron was always seen as an interloper by fans who mainly believed he signed on due to his Hollywood career. They didn't like Klutch having so much say with Jeannie and the ownership, or the fact they lost so many assets trying to appease him the past 7 years (despite the championship).

Now it's finally time to turn the page with a new ownership group and a new star Luka in town. They cannot truly start to build around Luka when an older/overlapping talent such as Lebron is taking up so much of their capspace.

[ciueli]

It's pretty shocking to see so many Lakers that want him to leave/don't like him. You guys do realize that he was the only reason why you were relevant post Kobe and brought a chip to the franchise.

It isn't suprising.

The organization has bent over backwards to cater to him and his associates for 8 years now. Yet, we are still getting this passive aggressive bull****. Everyone is just tired of it.

Wow, there are some entitled Lakers fans on this board.

Your team was in the dumpster after Kobe retired and before LeBron signed with you, no other stars wanted to go there because there was no one to play with but a bunch of kids. Your future was building around Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, and Kyle Kuzma. LeBron comes and then all of a sudden stars from around the league want to play in LA again. Kawhi and Paul George both say they only want LA and we know they didn't really want the Clippers, that was plan B not plan A. Even after losing out on Kawhi LeBron talks to AD and gets him to force his way out of New Orleans with the Lakers being the only destination he will agree to, you get a superstar player in his prime that no other team could have gotten, it was all orchestrated by LeBron and Klutch.

And he wins you a title and give you years of the team being in the playoffs and now you suddenly hate him? For the Westbrook trade that the front office should have said no to if they had half a brain? For not winning you multiple titles past the age of 35? For not opting out and taking a pay cut now even though he's still playing like a top 20 player in his 40s? Amazing how quickly Lakers fans turn on a player who won them a title and completely revitalized their franchise. Can't wait to see how long it takes for you guys to turn on Luka if he doesn't win anything for you over the next few seasons.

[Yank3525]

It's pretty shocking to see so many Lakers that want him to leave/don't like him. You guys do realize that he was the only reason why you were relevant post Kobe and brought a chip to the franchise.

It isn't suprising.

The organization has bent over backwards to cater to him and his associates for 8 years now. Yet, we are still getting this passive aggressive bull****. Everyone is just tired of it.

Wow, there are some entitled Lakers fans on this board.

Your team was in the dumpster after Kobe retired and before LeBron signed with you, no other stars wanted to go there because there was no one to play with but a bunch of kids. Your future was building around Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, and Kyle Kuzma. LeBron comes and then all of a sudden stars from around the league want to play in LA again. Kawhi and Paul George both say they only want LA and we know they didn't really want the Clippers, that was plan B not plan A. Even after losing out on Kawhi LeBron talks to AD and gets him to force his way out of New Orleans with the Lakers being the only destination he will agree to, you get a superstar player in his prime that no other team could have gotten, it was all orchestrated by LeBron and Klutch.

And he wins you a title and give you years of the team being in the playoffs and now you suddenly hate him? For the Westbrook trade that the front office should have said no to if they had half a brain? For not winning you multiple titles past the age of 35? For not opting out and taking a pay cut now even though he's still playing like a top 20 player in his 40s? Amazing how quickly Lakers fans turn on a player who won them a title and completely revitalized their franchise. Can't wait to see how long it takes for you guys to turn on Luka if he doesn't win anything for you over the next few seasons.

Who said anything about hating him? Everyone is just tired of the passive aggressive crap that has been going on for 8 years. You can live with it when LeBron still that guy. But now he isn't and just tiresome and annoying.

Also lol at the notion that Lebron is the reason stars wanted to flock to LA. It is the ****ing Lakers. If Bron didn't come in 2018, the team probably ends up with Kawhi and George (a downgrade to be honest) in 2019.

[TimberKat]

Why does Windhorst still bootlick LeBron all the time after LeBron ridiculed him on that one podcast? Does this guy have some self-respect?

this what he gets paid for

Lakers needs to have two cell phones on speed dial and make sure it dial Luka and LeBron's number exactly the same time to keep the fan base happy. Wait, they still won't be happy.

Totally trash news to stroke emotion from fan base. It's amazing how people adds conspiracy and rages over every fake news and pointless events. LeBron, Luka, and Lakers are doing fine. They all making tons of money and living a good life. Whatever happens, you people could stop worrying for them.

[druggas]

It's pretty shocking to see so many Lakers that want him to leave/don't like him. You guys do realize that he was the only reason why you were relevant post Kobe and brought a chip to the franchise.

It isn't suprising.

The organization has bent over backwards to cater to him and his associates for 8 years now. Yet, we are still getting this passive aggressive bull****. Everyone is just tired of it.

Wow, there are some entitled Lakers fans on this board.

Your team was in the dumpster after Kobe retired and before LeBron signed with you, no other stars wanted to go there because there was no one to play with but a bunch of kids. Your future was building around Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, and Kyle Kuzma. LeBron comes and then all of a sudden stars from around the league want to play in LA again. Kawhi and Paul George both say they only want LA and we know they didn't really want the Clippers, that was plan B not plan A. Even after losing out on Kawhi LeBron talks to AD and gets him to force his way out of New Orleans with the Lakers being the only destination he will agree to, you get a superstar player in his prime that no other team could have gotten, it was all orchestrated by LeBron and Klutch.

And he wins you a title and give you years of the team being in the playoffs and now you suddenly hate him? For the Westbrook trade that the front office should have said no to if they had half a brain? For not winning you multiple titles past the age of 35? For not opting out and taking a pay cut now even though he's still playing like a top 20 player in his 40s? Amazing how quickly Lakers fans turn on a player who won them a title and completely revitalized their franchise. Can't wait to see how long it takes for you guys to turn on Luka if he doesn't win anything for you over the next few seasons.

The Lakers always rebound, and that's why LeBorn came to the Lakers. His time is up, and the way he controls the FO is also up. You like him so much, trade for him.

[tamaraw08]

It's pretty shocking to see so many Lakers that want him to leave/don't like him. You guys do realize that he was the only reason why you were relevant post Kobe and brought a chip to the franchise.

It isn't suprising.

The organization has bent over backwards to cater to him and his associates for 8 years now. Yet, we are still getting this passive aggressive bull****. Everyone is just tired of it.

Wow, there are some entitled Lakers fans on this board.

Your team was in the dumpster after Kobe retired and before LeBron signed with you, no other stars wanted to go there because there was no one to play with but a bunch of kids. Your future was building around Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, and Kyle Kuzma. LeBron comes and then all of a sudden stars from around the league want to play in LA again. Kawhi and Paul George both say they only want LA and we know they didn't really want the Clippers, that was plan B not plan A. Even after losing out on Kawhi LeBron talks to AD and gets him to force his way out of New Orleans with the Lakers being the only destination he will agree to, you get a superstar player in his prime that no other team could have gotten, it was all orchestrated by LeBron and Klutch.

And he wins you a title and give you years of the team being in the playoffs and now you suddenly hate him? For the Westbrook trade that the front office should have said no to if they had half a brain? For not winning you multiple titles past the age of 35? For not opting out and taking a pay cut now even though he's still playing like a top 20 player in his 40s? Amazing how quickly Lakers fans turn on a player who won them a title and completely revitalized their franchise. Can't wait to see how long it takes for you guys to turn on Luka if he doesn't win anything for you over the next few seasons.

The Hate is not "sudden" though. I have a lot of friends and family who called themselves Lakers fans and yet have decided to not support this team all because they simply hated Lebron.
almost like saying we LOVE the Lakers but our HATRED towards one person is much stronger that it forces us to leave our beloved team.
Some of those haters are actually Kobe worshippers masquerading as Lakers fans, even disappear and stop posting in Lakers board when they are winning esp the 2020 then boom, once they struggle, they pop out like mushrooms and rant on how James sucked and the team is pile of crap because of him.

[tamaraw08]

It's pretty shocking to see so many Lakers that want him to leave/don't like him. You guys do realize that he was the only reason why you were relevant post Kobe and brought a chip to the franchise. Then you factor in that he is als Luka's all time favourite player growing up, welcoming him onto the team with open arms. It's not a stretch to say that Luka wouldn't have been as thrilled joining the Lakers team if the team didn't feature LeBron too.

With all that said, I think Windy's whole premise is a load of BS. Bron and Rich are two of the most connected guys and according to many reports, the pending sale to Mark Walter wasn't exactly a secret around the league. Jeanie absolutely loves and adores Bron and given everything she's done since Kobe's retirement, her stance on taking care of aging Superstars is well known you can guarantee that Bron was given a heads up as well.

Having lived amongst Laker fans for years I can say LeBron was never going to be beloved by Laker fans on the heels of Kobe. The way he died in 2020 only strengthened the bond between him and Laker fans. How can you compete with a ghost? For years they had defended Kobe as the better player. Another ghost of Kobe, Rob Pelinka, stayed on as GM during Lebron's entire tenure on the team.

Lebron was always seen as an interloper by fans who mainly believed he signed on due to his Hollywood career. They didn't like Klutch having so much say with Jeannie and the ownership, or the fact they lost so many assets trying to appease him the past 7 years (despite the championship).

Now it's finally time to turn the page with a new ownership group and a new star Luka in town. They cannot truly start to build around Luka when an older/overlapping talent such as Lebron is taking up so much of their capspace.

My birthday happens to be in Mid June and a few of my saddest birthdays were watching Lebron win it all for Miami and Cleveland bec I hated the guy.
But he came here and play for my favorite team and the Lakers didn't have to trade assets to acquire him. He then recruited AD and together they won it all in 2020, so I am Grateful for that.
I ALSO love Kobe, Shaq etc but I have to wonder if some guys here are just fans of specific player and not really fans of teams.
Kobe is gone, now what? Oh, I hate Lebron... the way he acts and orders the FO blah blah blah, where are these guys when they won it all?.....
Team struggles with Westbrook and they now they want James gone. Forget the ring, He must go ASAP.

[___Rand___]

Per windhorst, lakers ownership notified Luka they were selling the team, but not LeBron?!

I’m sorry that and the fact that they didn’t reach out to LeBron to extend hin beyond this season, they are spitting in the face of an all time GOAT who brought them back to relevancy.

Absolutely gutted for LeBron. He deserves more in his finals years.

Windhorst is Bron's mouthpiece. What this says is Bron is hurt. Is this from the same article Windy wrote in ESPN today? This is all about the loss of his status as top dog with Lakers, and not getting an extension offer.

Bron wanted an extension, the new owners didn't want to talk one. Bron made a strategic mistake by not doing a longer term deal last time in his old age if he wanted a longer extension. It's obvious to me he can still play at this age.

[___Rand___]

I'm shocked at how many Lakers fans are souring on Bron in this thread. ha! I thought you'd all be butt hurt for Bron.