NBA fans are throwing shade at Rich Paul after the famous sports agent admitted that his company, Klutch Sports, never interfered with Lakers management, even with LeBron James being their client. Fans feel that this is completely untrue, since James is undoubtedly the most popular player of the team, right from the start of his partnership.
“We never ran the Lakers, that was never a thing. If I ran the Lakers, I would’ve been a part of the deal and fit done if that money. The reality of it is, people are more concerned about everything else than an actual partnership. We had and continue to have a great partnership with the Lakers, but it’s not like you would think. I don’t want that responsibility.” Rich Paul said on the Game Over podcast.
Rich Paul says Klutch Sports has never called the shots for the Lakers during the LeBron era
“We never ran the lakers… We had and continue to have a great partnership with the Lakers but it’s not like you would think.”
(h/t @NBA__Courtside)pic.twitter.com/omLqAyAPoZ
— Fullcourtpass (@Fullcourtpass) December 29, 2025
“And I’m dating Sydney Sweeney,” one fan joked.
“lol comedian.. bron has run every team he’s been on.. member that multiple player trade during season when he was on the cavs.. ships out IT.. they blow out Boston and everybody jumps on the cavs train.. then walloped in the finals via sweep.. that is funny,” one more fan pulled receipts.
“Stop it Rich. Not a coincidence how many Klutch players have been on the Lakers in the past. Bron just don’t have the juice in the organization anymore is the only difference,” another fan pointed out.
NBA Fans Are Not Buying Rich Paul’s Story
NBA fans are definitely not convinced that Rich Paul is telling the truth when he remarked that he and Klutch Sports are not involved in Lakers management. More and more fans are pulling receipts from history to rubbish Paul’s statements.
“He’s tried to run every team and the reason he’s creating drama this year is bc he doesn’t have that control anymore,” one fan called out LeBron James.
He’s tried to run every team and the reason he’s creating drama this year is bc he doesn’t have that control anymore
— dinos (@dinos_06) December 30, 2025
“And there it is…the whole reason he started this stupid podcast. To control the narrative.” Another fan called out the Game Over podcast.
“Omg he cannot keep his loud mouth shut. He will make sure the Lakers have no chemistry this season. Remember their record before he started running his mouth?” one more fan added.
LeBron James has always been accused of trying to take too much control over whichever team he plays for. With Bronny James entering the team barely out of the G-League, this was called out even more by many fans who cried nepotism.
For more sports content:
Follow us @HardwoodHeroics for your NBA and college basketball reading fix. You can reach out to Dan Agulto through email at papadanph@gmail.com. To read more of our articles and keep up to date on the latest sports news, click here!
Dan has been active in sports since 2016 and has worked behind the scenes as a scriptwriter for basketball, volleyball, and other sports. At a time, Dan has also been working as a sports commentator for CBA Pilipinas. During the pandemic, he has also been actively writing betting articles for CashBet and BetNow.
