Lakers set to have conversation with LeBron James amid Warriors interest

Los Angeles, CA - April 18: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts against the Houston Rockets in the second half of a Western Conference first-round NBA playoff basketball game at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Saturday, April 18, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images) | MediaNews Group via Getty Images However real the Warriors’ attempts to form the NBA’s Expendables are, it is at least having the ripple effect of reigni