By Pierre-Andréa Fraile | Sports journalist
Despite the efforts he seemed ready to make to attract a new star to the Lakers, LeBron James could finally backtrack. Enough to give rise to a hypothesis about him that is making the rounds on social networks.
Even as he approaches his 40th birthday, his ambition remains high. LeBron James has still not given up on the title and was hoping to benefit from major reinforcements in recent hours to aim for it. He was even said to be ready to significantly reduce his salary to welcome Klay Thompson to the Lakers, which ultimately will not happen. His managers would have, however, tried everything in this case.
Klay Thompson trail closed, LeBron badly accused on the web
Officially a free agent, LeBron seemed to be waiting for the potential arrival of a new star to agree on his future salary with the Lakers’ management. However, the fiasco of the Klay Thompson operation could finally leading him to demand a max contract according to the latest reportsThis was enough for some Internet users to accuse him of having wanted to manipulate public opinion towards him:
LeBron got days of good PR for a paycut he didn’t even take, generational worker of the media https://t.co/fhLuvZNUC2
— Trenton Jocz (@TrentonJocz) July 1, 2024
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LeBron got good press for a few days for a salary sacrifice he didn’t even make, he’s truly a generational media manipulator
A scathing reading for the King of this soap opera, which has nevertheless been the subject of other viral and more or less flattering interpretations concerning him:
Bron literally said ‘I’ll bet you 20M you can’t do your job’ lmaooo
— NBAStatGuy (@NBAStatGuy_) July 1, 2024
Bron literally told his managers, “I bet you 20 million that you are not capable of doing your job” lol
LeBron offered a pay cut and no one cared im crying
— Jase (@jasehoops) July 1, 2024
LeBron offered to take a pay cut and no one cared I’m crying about it
As Klay Thompson heads to Dallas, LeBron James may ultimately have to give up on the financial sacrifice he seemed willing to make. But some believe it was part of his initial plan to simply improve his image.
2024-07-02 12:30:00
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