According to Jovan Buha and Sam Amick of The Athletic, the 40-year-old is not expected to take a pay cut to accommodate the Lakers like he did last offseason when he took about $2.7 million less in order to help the team stay under the second salary apron.

The Los Angeles Lakers' season ended Wednesday night as the Minnesota Timberwolves finished their first-round series with a Game 5 win in L.A. It was a disappointing end for a team that finished 50-32 with the No.

In his 21-year career, LeBron has never missed a playoff game, but the streak would have surely been snapped with a Lakers win in Game 5. According to reports, James suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain in Tuesday's game that would have cost him the series.