Specifically, The Athletic’s Lakers reporter Jovan Buha is now reporting that James may not be on the best of terms with the Lake Show.

That baton was passed as soon as L.A. finalized the trade that sent out James' handpicked sidekick, Anthony Davis, to acquire Luka Dončić, a 26-year-old megastar more than capable of piloting the Purple and Gold well past the LeBron era.