Over the course of NBA All-Star Weekend, as LeBron James did his best to ratchet up the heat on the Lakers with his continuing praise for opposing executives and open flirtations with a return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, there was one other, slightly more subtle shot fired in the simmering cold war between Los Angeles and James’ agency, Klutch Sports.
On Sunday, Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report dropped a long, multi-faceted story on the growing pressure for the Lakers to appease their star forward with his contract coming to an end in a little over a year, but it featured one small note that got most of the attention; with Pincus writing that “according to multiple NBA sources, Klutch is not happy with Pelinka.