LeBron James 'Wanted Out' of Lakers: NBA Exec

Are the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James headed to a messy divorce? At least one league executive believes that is the case, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst and Ramona Shelburne. “One Eastern Conference executive was convinced James wanted out of LA,” Windhorst and Shelburne wrote on July 11. That belief was born out of the cryptic statement issued by James’ agent, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, to ESPN after his top client picked up his $52.6 million player option on June 29. “LeBron wants to compete for a championship,”...