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Ah here we go in a Tuesday all sorts of drama this is the herd wherever you may be and however you may be listening.

We are live in Los Angeles the place to be today on i heart radio Fox Sports Radio and FS1 joy Taylor is joining me in a Tuesday.

Well well well we've got another LeBron drama story but is it as the Lakers turn as the Lakers turn.

Let me ask you when you want to break up with somebody and you don't want to confront them right like it's a difficult break up what are the two ways you do it.

You either start to pick fights you start to nit pick fights create fights in drama so you can escape and say this just doesn't work for me.

Or you get really quiet the other partner gets really quiet you're trying to separate.

So the story today Bill Plasky very very tied in to the Lakers he's an award winning columnist for the LA Times been here forever.

He said on a radio show yesterday I'm hearing that if the Lakers with on free agency if they with on a trade.

Okay they've got big trouble with LeBron I mean the LeBron era could be over before it starts here.

I heard this for the first time yesterday somebody very connected said you know what if they with LeBron is going to say either I'm out or get me out of here.

Dave Miniman very close through the years covering LeBron backed him up and said basically if it's July 10th and LA and they get the guy from Orlando they have to settle for him as a free agent.

And it doesn't meet the criterion of bringing a star here you can imagine what's going to happen here and where this thing is going to go.

Okay first of all I don't think this is possible I think it's probable and I think the ejector seat it's all lining up.

I think this is all lining up I've told you I think it's a Jimmy Butler Hale Mary for the Lakers ask yourself this again.

When you're breaking up with somebody what are the two ways all you guys are gals listening you want out of a relationship either start picking fights.

LeBron's not going to do that he's not ready that kind of he's never gotten it you know LeBron doesn't get technicals he doesn't get in fights that's not his personality.

Or you go like dark 30 you separate you stop talking you stop being verbal with your partner.

LeBron James has gone quiet for almost three to four months.

You don't see him anywhere in town you don't see him anywhere with the Lakers.

Why? Because this nonsense is bad for his brand.

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