How did LeBron James feel about the scandalous report that came out from ESPN involving Jeanie Buss, the Los Angeles Lakers, and himself? Well, in his words, the all-time great doesn't really care about those types of articles at this point of his career.
Even so, there was simply no way James was going to avoid all the questions about it. After the ugly look it painted on the Lakers franchise, and the LeBron-Jeanie relationship being a key part of it, there was always going to be a ton of curiosity regarding how the aging superstar felt.
James said his motivation in joining the Lakers was to restore excellence to the organization. LeBron classified his relationship with Buss as 'good,' but understood that 'somebody could see it another way.' The Lakers forward admitted there hasn't been any clearing the air since the report, because having a direct line of regular contact to any owner was never something James had in his career.
Ultimately, all of this did lead to Dan Woike of The Athletic being bold enough to ask LeBron about where he wanted to finish the season. James' response mostly evaded the question.
"I’m good. I’m good. I’m good," LeBron replied. "Everybody's crazy. Everybody's f***ing crazy. I'm going. See y'all later."
LeBron James’ cryptic response did nothing to calm Lakers concerns
For whatever it is worth, James had a joking and lighthearted tone in his response. That could be a good sign. However, there was nothing really answered with what was said, right?
Is James good in the sense that he doesn't want to truly reply to that question? Is LeBron good in the sense that he's comfortable in Los Angeles? What's the exact vibe of him completely dismissing the topic?
Realistically, this could just be an old man moment for James. The 41-year-old may not want any of the drama. It really could just be a sentiment of choosing to decline these types of conversations at this stage of his career. And to that, fair play on LeBron's part.
James has spent over two decades as the face of the NBA, dealing with every type of question being thrown at him that one could possibly imagine. Not having the mental bandwidth to involve yourself in that, at his age, is understandable.
His Lakers future is just going to have to be a wait-and-see game. The answers will come. They just won't be directly from the mouth of LeBron — at this time.