There was a report on Thursday that LeBron James wanted the Los Angeles Lakers to hire Tyronn Lue as their next head coach. There is no reason to doubt that rumor now that Lue appears all-but-hired, but James — and his agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports — apparently never instructed the Lakers to hire Lue, according to Joe Vardon of The Athletic.
Or, at least they didn’t do so directly:
Ty Lue and LeBron have spoken within the last few weeks, and of course 23 would welcome a reunion with his coach from the Cavs.