NBA veterans LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and the rest of the recent U.S. Olympic basketball team received heavy criticism ahead of upcoming competitions.

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One NBA executive told Hoops Wire that he thinks James and the team's front office are "butting heads," citing the fact that the team hasn't officially announced the superstar's decision to opt in (h/t Lakers Daily ).

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Lebron is concerned with the Lakers' roster building process. He might leave the Lakers to go back to Cleveland, and NBA experts are exploring this

The Lakers have indirectly made it clear that they're now building their roster for and around Luka Doncic and not LeBron James.

If anyone knows this, it's James himself, who was photographed at the Cleveland Cavaliers ' practice facility Friday with Cavs summer leaguer Denver Jones. Yet, in response to a tweet of the photo with a caption that said "LeBron at the Cavs practice facility today, James took a combative tone.