LeBron James on Lakers: ‘I ain’t got nothing to talk about’

While LeBron James was in the building for Saturday night’s NBA Summer League game between the Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Pelicans, he had no interest in talking about Lakers business.

Or at least, as ESPN’s Dave McMenamin noted, he didn’t want to talk about anything on ESPN. During the first quarter, McMenamin noted that James was there to watch is son, Bronny, play. When McMenamin if LeBron wanted to be part of the broadcast to discuss his situation, LeBron bluntly declined, saying “I ain’t got nothing to talk about.”

Lebron refused to join the broadcast by saying to @mcten: “I ain’t got nothing to talk about”pic.twitter.com/uEg4TaNaho

— Oh No He Didn’t (@ohnohedidnt24) July 13, 2025

That was part of a longer report where McMenamin discussed what LeBron’s future with the Lakers could look like.

“The question on everybody’s mind is, ‘Where will LeBron be playing next season?’ I tell you, I can barely walk five feet in Vegas without someone approaching me and wondering that very thing. What caused the speculation was a statement by LeBron’s agent, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, given to ESPN’s Shams Charania, when James opted into the final year of his contract with the Lakers for $53 million last month. But Paul said, ‘LeBron intends to play on a championship contender, whatever time is left in his career, and will be closely monitoring Lakers President of Basketball Operations and General Manager, Rob Pelinka’s, moves to improve the team.”

With LeBron James at the Lakers game tonight, I asked him if he would like to speak to me about his future with the franchise. “I ain’t got nothing to talk about,” he said. My report for ESPN from Las Vegas. pic.twitter.com/sFRgCYHmqw

— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) July 13, 2025