James has made been very public about his goal of one day owning an NBA team. He's even targeted a city: Las Vegas. He's publicly lobbied for control of an expansion franchise in the desert for years, and for years, his odds of getting that team looked very strong. But two things have changed of late, and neither work in his favor.

Nikola Jokic isn't joining the Lakers and LeBron James isn't signing with the Nuggets. A yacht meeting instead was about starting an international basketball league.

NBA superstars LeBron James and Nikola Jokic would form a dominating duo, which is why there was so much interest in their recent get-together in France.

LeBron James would like you to know he's working out very hard this summer. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar—amid a summer where the organization has very much made it clear that all decisions revolve around Luka Dončić going forward— posted another workout update on Instagram Thursday.

Luka Doncic Reveals How LeBron James Treated Him During First Season With Lakers originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Luka Doncic isn’t here for the trade noise. As rumors continue to swirl around LeBron James ’ future with the Los Angeles Lakers, one thing has become increasingly clear, Doncic doesn’t want to see LeBron play for any other franchise.