Like sharks sensing a presence in the water, Rich Paul's cryptic statement that accompanied LeBron James' decision to opt in to his $52.6 million salary for next season led some teams to call the Los Angeles Lakers about the four-time NBA MVP's availability.

Rich Paul informed the Los Angeles Lakers and Luka Doncic's management about LeBron James opting in and putting pressure on the team.

LeBron is the master of offseason passive-aggressive statements to get his team to spend. This is more of the same.