Is There Growing Tension Between the Lakers and LeBron James? Where Do They Go From Here?

Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers · Jul 14, 2025 · 34m

Lakers media continues to peel back the layers of the ever-evolving relationship between the team and LeBron James.

It's become pretty clear that the pairing isn't nearly as tight as it once was, with James now clearly playing second fiddle (rightly) to Luka Dončić both in team schemes and roster building strategies. And it's certainly understandable that James wants the Lakers to be as good as they can possibly be this year, because his future extends maybe to next summer, probably not more than a year beyond that, and it's a lot more fun to be playing meaningful basketball than not.

But the…