With LeBron James still playing at a high level and the Lakers in a slump, many are wondering about his trade status.

There are plenty of Los Angeles Lakers fans these days who want the team to get rid of LeBron James one way or another and move on. Midway through last season, another team tried to make that wish a reality.

But when ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reports that LeBron James really wants to stay with the Los Angeles Lakers instead of getting traded to the Golden State Warriors, I think we should believe all parties involved. This situation is a bit different from your bog-standard “star looking for greener pastures” story.

The Golden State Warriors are 14-9 approximately a quarter of the way through the season. They're 4.5 games behind the best team in the Western Conference, the Oklahoma City Thunder, and 2.5 games ahead of the San Antonio Spurs, who are currently on the outside looking in at the play-in.

The Golden State Warriors appear to be the most likely destination for Jimmy Butler as a helper to Stephen Curry and Draymond Green.

This nugget from Windhorst comes on the heels of Shams Charania reporting that the Miami Heat are listening to offers for Jimmy Butler. As for LeBron, he has not requested a trade from the LA Lakers at this time. However, it's worth noting that there were rumblings of a possible deal to Golden State at last year's trade deadline.

LeBron James is expected to leave the Los Angeles Lakers after stepping away from the team for personal reasons.

With the Golden State Warriors in the thick of the Western Conference playoff race and Steph Curry still playing at an MVP level, the organization is

Bronny James had by far the best basketball game of his professional career on Thursday night, and it came with an interesting caveat. James scored 30

Even though many Lakers fans want him gone as soon as possible, LeBron James, from all indications, wants to remain with the team, at least for now.

With the Los Angeles Lakers currently in a slump, it wouldn’t be trade rumor time if LeBron James wasn’t in them ... according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. “I would be lying if I said ...

There are plenty of Los Angeles Lakers fans these days who want the team to get rid of LeBron ... reporter Brian Windhorst, there are teams around the league that are wondering if James may ...