What are the subtexts of James statement that he wants to compete for the championship? Paul Fu: No subtext, just literal

Basketball     6:13pm, 7 July 2025

Recently, ESPN famous reporter Dave McMenamin talked about James' future on the show.

He said: "Ritch Paul told me a situation - he clearly said to me, 'We didn't ask for a contract renewal with the Lakers, so the two sides didn't discuss the contract renewal at all. So, this is not a tense point between us and the Lakers.'"

"As for Ritch Paul's statement, it sounds like: OK, Pelinka, you have to make this team better, otherwise... because I asked him what the subtext of his statement was. He replied that there was no subtext, literally that - LeBron just wanted to play on a team that won, and we wanted to see the team show a championship level. That's it."

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