"James has a fully guaranteed deal this year, but after that, everything is up in the air," Hollinger wrote. "If LeBron James isn't a Laker after this season, it's hard to see them keep riding with Bronny unless he's earned his stripes by then; next year's deal is only 50 percent guaranteed."

What once looked like the perfect marriage between basketball’s most iconic star and its most glamorous franchise now feels like a slow, inevitable breakup.

According to ESPN's Ramona Shelburne and Brian Windhorst, James was not given "significant notice" that the Lakers were going to send Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a future first-round pick to the ...