LeBron James blasts NBA reporter who said he had grown frustrated with Anthony Davis

LeBron James quickly disputed one report about his relationship with Anthony Davis after the blockbuster trade early Sunday morning that sent the latter to the Mavericks and Luka Doncic to the Lakers.“You a fkn lie!!!” James posted on X in response to a report from CBS Sports that claimed he “had grown frustrated” with Davis.

As part of the stunning three-team trade, the Lakers received Doncic, Maxi Keleber and Markieff Morris, the Mavericks received Davis, Max Christie and the Lakers’ 2029 first-round pick and the Jazz received Jalen Hood-Schifino, the Clippers’ 2025 second-round pick and the Mavericks’ 2025 second-round selection.“I’m gonna tell you something that was true a year ago but I think it is pertinent now,” CBS Sports reporter Bill Reiter said in a television spot.“Remember I talked to I think you on CBS Sports HQ last year at the trade deadline and Lakers fans got very angry.

But at the time, there was talk within the Lakers organization that LeBron James had grown a little frustrated with Anthony Davis.It wasn’t that necessarily AD was going to be traded, we obviously didn’t report that on CBS Sports, it was just ‘hey this is something to keep an eye on, LeBron is frustrated with AD and he doesn’t think that it’s working.’ And that’s because LeBron has very, very high expectations.“And you fast-forward a year later, obviously that reporting, really that information from Lakers sources, was accurate.

This was probably a slow blow and it’s always hard to know with LeBron James.I’ve covered the guy, we’ve all watched him for years — amazing player, amazing player.

He can be a little inconsistent sometimes.He can be, some would say, a little moody.

This is something I had heard about and we talked about a year ago.You never know if it’s just LeBron having a bad month with AD.

But obviously LeBron had made the consideration because you’re right, this trade does not happen without his absolute blessing ...