The Los Angeles Lakers came close to signing veteran big man Brook Lopez, but the deal reportedly fell through due to Lopez’s concerns about the uncertainty surrounding LeBron James’ contract situation.

LeBron James wants to compete for a championship next season at age 40 and 41. The leading scorer in NBA history is monitoring the Los Angeles Lakers’ offseason moves, per Shams Charania of ESPN. It sounds like if James doesn’t think the Lakers will be a title contender next season,

The Los Angeles Lakers' brutal start to NBA free agency, losing Dorian Finney-Smith to the Houston Rockets and missing on targets like Brook Lopez, could have LeBron James following through on his threat to ask out of L.