LeBron James's relationship with the Lakers has seen better days.

In the weeks since James made his decision to pick up his one-year, $52 million player option to remain with Los Angeles, plenty of ink has been spilled about the awkward relationship between player and team as new addition Luka Doncic clearly steps into the role of face of the franchise.

Barring a stunning trade that most teams don't have the means to make , James will play his 23rd season with the Lakers, but what lies beyond 2025–26, assuming he comes back for year 24, is a total question mark. Amid all of this uncertainty, the future Hall of Famer posted one of his semi-regular workout posts to Instagram on Thursday evening, with one very notable detail that caught the eye of fans.

He was working out in front of a

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