James has made been very public about his goal of one day owning an NBA team. He's even targeted a city: Las Vegas. He's publicly lobbied for control of an expansion franchise in the desert for years, and for years, his odds of getting that team looked very strong. But two things have changed of late, and neither work in his favor.

Nikola Jokic isn't joining the Lakers and LeBron James isn't signing with the Nuggets. A yacht meeting instead was about starting an international basketball league.

NBA superstars LeBron James and Nikola Jokic would form a dominating duo, which is why there was so much interest in their recent get-together in France.

Much has been made of both LeBron James and Luka Doncic this Los Angeles Lakers offseason. The dynamic duo was bounced in the first round of the NBA playoffs by the Minnesota Timberwolves and then went their separate ways.

Luka Doncic isn’t here for the trade noise. As rumors continue to swirl around LeBron James ’ future with the Los Angeles Lakers, one thing has become increasingly clear, Doncic doesn’t want to see LeBron play for any other franchise.

LeBron James’ future with the Los Angeles Lakers remains a center of conversation, but Luka Doncic does not panic. As outside noise grows louder and doubts rise about the Lakers’ direction, Doncic stays focused.