Last week, LeBron James posted a photo of himself working out in a room that had the Los Angeles Clippers‘ logo in the background. It set off some speculation that James was once again sending a passive-aggressive message of some sort to the Los Angeles Lakers.
After all, Rich Paul, James’ agent, said in a statement in late June that James wants to win another NBA championship and that the two would “evaluate what’s best” for the superstar moving forward. That comment resulted in lots of trade rumors surrounding the superstar, and although such talk has quieted down lately, it hasn’t completely disappeared.
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Former Lakers and Clippers guard Patrick Beverley said on a recent episode of his “Pat Bev” podcast that the talk about James’ Clippers-related Instagram post is much ado about nothing and explained why.
“It’s a mutual site that other NBA guys can work out there and it won’t be frowned upon,” Beverley noted.
The guard also reminded people that James had another social media post a little earlier this summer from a facility in Cleveland, only to note that he heads back to his native Northeast Ohio every offseason.
“He posted a picture in Cleveland, and they gave him [expletive] about it. He had to put a rebuttal behind that, ‘Like guys, I work out here every [expletive] summer. Please don’t make it a big deal.’”
People are gradually coming around to the very likely reality that James will start the new season as a member of the Lakers and likely spend the entire season with the team. What he does afterward when he becomes a free agent next summer is anyone’s best guess, but for now, he will, in all likelihood, remain put.
This article originally appeared on LeBron Wire: Patrick Beverley comments on LeBron James Clippers Instagram post