LeBron James dismissed questions over his relationship with Los Angeles Lakers team governor Jeanie Buss.

An article in ESPN this week explored the relationship between Buss and James, who joined the Lakers in 2018.

The article alleged that Buss had been displeased with James, who is the all-time leading points scorer in NBA history.

James was subsequently asked about the reports on Thursday, following a 112-104 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.

"I thought it [relationship with Buss] was good, but, you know, somebody could see it another way," James said.

"It's always two sides of the coin. How I represented this franchise, and what I wanted to do to represent this franchise since when I got here until now, it's been with the utmost respect and honour and dignity. And I would say loyalty. I mean, s***, I played here longer than pretty much any other franchise I played for besides Cleveland.

"I don't really care about the reports, to be honest. Since I've been here, my eighth year here [in L.A.], been in this league 23 years, there's [always going to] be another article tomorrow, especially involving me.

"At the end of the day, when I came to this organization, my whole mindset was about restoring excellence. The things that I saw growing up with the Lakers, obviously, I didn't get an opportunity to watch the Showtime [era], but I know the history.

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"Then the early 2000s with Shaq [O'Neal] and Kobe [Bryant], and then what Kobe did and those couple runs with him and Pau [Gasol]. So, my whole mindset was like, how can I get that feeling back to the Lakers organization?

"I was able to do that along with, you know, 14, 16 other guys winning the championship, bringing the championship here. That's always been my mindset.

"Quite frankly, I don't really care about articles. I really don't. I don't care about stories. I don't care about podcasts and all that type of s***. Nah, they don't bother me. I'm 41 years old, and I watch golf every day. I don't care about an article.

"I don't care how somebody feels about me. If you know me personally and you know what I'm about, [my teammates] know what I'm about, and that's all that matters. I can care less how somebody feels about me."

Buss, meanwhile, told The Athletic: "It's really not right, given all the great things LeBron has done for the Lakers, that he has to be pulled into my family drama. To say that it wasn't appreciated is just not true and completely unfair to him."

With under two weeks until the NBA's trade deadline, James was asked if he might attempt to negotiate a move away from the Lakers before the end of the season.

"I'm good," James said. "I'm good."