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If you buy something through a link in this article, we may earn commission. Pricing and availability are subject to change. Story byHoopsHypeWed, January 21, 2026 at 2:46 PM UTC·1 min readIn 2022, in the aftermath of the Westbrook trade, multiple people said Jeanie privately mused about not giving LeBron James a contract extension and, later that year, even about trading James, with the LA Clippers floated as a possibility. (This was before James received a no-trade clause in July 2024 after signing a new two-year, $104 million contract.) And when the Lakers drafted James' son Bronny with the 55th pick in the 2024 draft, Jeanie privately remarked that James should be grateful for such a gesture, but she felt that he wasn't, people close to the team told ESPN.
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