Lakers' LeBron James shrugs off reported tension with Jeanie Buss: 'It don't bother me'

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The Los Angeles Lakers have dropped six of their past 10 games and criticism of the team ramped up Thursday after the Los Angeles Clippers knocked off their crosstown rival.

After the team’s latest loss, LeBron James addressed the ESPN report that detailed Lakers governor Jeanie Buss’ apparent frustrations with the four-time NBA champion. According to the report, internal Buss family disputes led to the majority stake of the franchise being sold to Mark Walter last year.

James pushed back against any suggestion that he had been at odds with Buss. 

"Quite frankly, I don’t really get involved in that or the reports or whatever the case may be," James said Thursday.

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LeBron James and owner Jeanie Buss of the Los Angeles Lakers hug after winning the 2020 NBA Championship over the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the NBA Finals at AdventHealth Arena at the ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex Oct. 11, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.  (Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)

In addition to the alleged Buss family drama, the report floated multiple possible rifts between James and Buss, including the minority owner’s apparent belief that the four-time league MVP received excessive credit for the Lakers’ 2020 NBA title. Buss was also reportedly disappointed in James’ reaction after the Lakers selected his son, Bronny James, in the 2024 NBA Draft.

James' level of involvement in decisions about Russell Westbrook was also mentioned in the report.

Buss addressed the report, saying