LeBron James’ Real Motive for All-Star Jabs at Lakers Revealed

LeBron James took shots at the Los Angeles Lakers during the All-Star Weekend. Indirectly. Of course, he just praised other executives and their efforts at the trade deadline. Everyone is talking about the cold war between LeBron and the Lakers. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst believes that LeBron had a motive to fire this jab at the Lakers.

“What James is doing is likely aimed at one primary goal: Force the Lakers into major action this summer,” Windhorst wrote. “He tried to do it nicely and now he’s doing it harshly.”

LeBron James’ motive for the jab at the Lakers extend to Clutch Sports

Windhorst offered his opinion on LeBron and his future with the Lakers. The team has to play wise this summer. Players have lost so many games this season. Will Rob Pelinka switch the tunes if things don’t work later in the season?

“James has never cared about draft picks, present or future,” Windhorst wrote. “He’s had occasional interest in developing young teammates, adopting a few over the years. But he’s never had a problem saying goodbye if shipping them out moves him closer to a gold trophy faster.”

Enter Klutch Sports. LeBron’s agent, Rich Paul, is definitely not happy with the situation in LA. According to Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report, Paul doesn’t like the fact that LA didn’t trade Russell Westbrook for John Wall.

“According to multiple NBA sources, Klutch is not happy with (Rob) Pelinka. The sentiment has long percolated, but it reached a boil when Pelinka refused to trade Westbrook and a future first-round pick (likely 2027) for Houston Rockets guard and Klutch client John Wall.

“The move didn’t make sense for the Lakers from a basketball standpoint as a significant upgrade over Westbrook, even though Wall averaged 20.6 points and 6.9 assists per game last year. Wall hasn’t played this season, with the Rockets focusing on developing younger players. From the Klutch point of view, the Lakers would get their client out of a bad situation in Houston and undo the Westbrook mistake.”

Let’s see how this unfolds. It’s a rather tricky situation and we have a few predictions to discuss in the near future.