Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul has addressed the rumors about LeBron James’ future with the Lakers, as speculation of a possible trade continues to dominate NBA headlines.
Paul made it clear where he stands on the matter.
“There’s so many voices in today’s game and around today’s game in media and stuff like that, and everyone has a job to do,” Paul said on SiriusXM NBA Radio during Summer League in Las Vegas. “For us, let those people do their job, it’s not for us to rebuttal or try to give clarity on what’s said, what’s not said. That’s not the focus. The focus is, hey man, enjoy your summer… You can’t dispel everything someone has to say and you’ve been around this thing a lot time, there’s never been an expectation on anyone like it’s been on him. But my thing is just continue to find your joy. You can’t go out here and try to prove everyone wrong or try to align witth or make sure everyone is right. The critique is gonna be the critique, and this is for all players, by the way. I think everyone’s journey is a lot different.”
“It’s not for us to rebuttal or to try to give clarity on what’s said, what’s not said, that’s not the focus. The focus is, hey man, enjoy your summer.”
Rich Paul on the media speculation about LeBron James’ situation with the Lakers.
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The Klutch Sports founder doubled down, adding that he will not spend energy “dispelling” every rumor in circulation.
The Lakers have clearly shifted their focus toward Luka Doncic as the franchise’s centerpiece, but James remains under contract after exercising his player option worth fifty-two point six million dollars for the 2025-26 season.
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