The latest report involving LeBron and the Lakers is crazy to think about

BarDown Staff

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LeBron James isn't in the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2005, but that hasn't stopped him from being a talking point right now in the basketball world. Between Magic Johnson stepping down and the search for the Lakers' new coach, LeBron has come up in a lot of conversations.

Nobody truly knows what's going on in Los Angeles right now and apparently anything is possible because according to Stephen A. Smith, people are actually telling Jeanie Buss to TRADE James.

I'm told people in Hollywood have told Jeanie Buss to trade @KingJames! pic.twitter.com/PzaOvC3uF0
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) May 9, 2019

LeBron had an idea of what he was getting himself into when he signed with the Lakers, but there's no way he could have foreseen his first season in Los Angeles playing out the way it has.

With so much uncertainty in the air, would you blame LeBron for asking for a trade? Would it be crazy if the Lakers traded him? This is the basketball world we live in and the fact these are questions we ask shows how insane things can get.

I’m sincerely hoping LeBron demands a trade.

It’s the only way to wake these people up.

And, if he actually gets traded, good. He deserves far better.
— Josh Toussaint (@josh2saint) May 8, 2019

LeBron should hold an impromptu press conference to demand a trade without telling the Lakers first. Only fitting.
— Robin Lundberg (@robinlundberg) May 8, 2019

Stephen A just said that a ton of people close to Jeanie Buss are telling her to trade LeBron James, who doesn’t have a no-trade clause 👀
— Mike Chiodo (@MHC_76) May 8, 2019