“Exchanges are part of the basketball business, part of the career of a professional athlete. I will embrace our players and say that we must unite in order to achieve the goal of reaching the playoffs, ”says ESPN.

He noted that he loves the Lakers and all the players on the team.

“It's hard to hear when they want to exchange you. But they managed to pack up and defeat Boston. And my task is to ensure that the team is focused on the tasks set, ”added the Lakers President.

According to media reports, the Lakers, in order to get Davis, was ready to exchange Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Kyle Kuzma, Josh Hart and Ivica Zubac.

Earlier it was reported that fans of "Indiana" from the stands shouting to the player "Lakers": "LeBron will exchange you."