A few hours after inadvertently sending social media into a tizzy by working out at the Cleveland Cavaliers' facility, LeBron James has done his best to shut down any speculation about his basketball future.

LeBron James Sends 1-Word Message After Cavaliers Trade Rumors originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James is entering his 23rd NBA season. Exercising his $52.6 million player option for the 2025-26 campaign, James bypassed the opportunity to become a free agent. That said, his Lakers future is anything but clear.

If anyone knows this, it's James himself, who was photographed at the Cleveland Cavaliers ' practice facility Friday with Cavs summer leaguer Denver Jones. Yet, in response to a tweet of the photo with a caption that said "LeBron at the Cavs practice facility today, James took a combative tone.