Skip Bayless goes full LeBron James hater mode over explosive Luka Doncic report

It's no secret that Skip Bayless has always had contempt for LeBron James. After the Lakers were swept by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Semifinals, Bayless is letting loose.Reports are out that the Lakers tried to part ways with James after acquiring Luka Doncic, per Dave McMenamin of ESPN. As a result, Bayless is putting out a call to James. Essentially, Bayless is trying to convince James that the Lakers don't want him.“Once again, you want Laker Nation sympathy,” Bayless said. “They tried to push you out the door. Yes, they did. They just did because they didn’t want you. And now they’re not going to want you for anything less than the veteran minimum.” Skip Bayless on the source coming out that the Lakers tried to push LeBron out the door after they acquired Luka: “Well, yeah they did. They did not want LeBron to opt in for 53 million. They were hoping that all the hints he dropped, all the weak a** hints, the lame hints that… pic.twitter.com/1LpAG1SXRb — NBA Courtside (@NBA__Courtside) May 14, 2026The arrival of Doncic to the Lakers in February 2025 shook things up. The dynamics of LA shifted from building the team around James and Anthony Davis to building it around Doncic. Ever since, Doncic has been the top playmaker for the Lakers, averaging 33.5 points, 8.3 assists, and 7.7 rebounds per game.However, Doncic has been out with a hamstring injury, missing the entire postseason. As a result, James carried the Lakers on his shoulders, without Doncic and Austin Reaves due to a left oblique injury. He averaged 23.2 points, 7.3 assists, and 6.7 rebounds per game.James exercised his player option worth $52.6 million. Now he is an unrestricted free agent. Already, rumors are circulating that the Golden State Warriors or his former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, will bring him on.But wherever he goes, Skip Bayless is going with him.It's no secret that Skip Bayless has always had contempt for LeBron James. After the Lakers were swept by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Semifinals, Bayless is letting loose. Reports are out that the Lakers tried to part ways with James after acquiring Luka Doncic, per Dave McMenamin of ESPN. As a result, Bayless is putting out a call to James.