Despite all the rumors, LeBron ending this season as a Laker seems like the most likely event. He has a no-trade clause and with a $52.6 million contract, a deal that sends him elsewhere and still keeps that team as title contenders seems difficult to do.

That's exactly what's happening as James, once again (groans), jostles for power with the Los Angeles Lakers.

It's hard to believe, but LeBron James -- basketball legend, all-time NBA leading scorer, face of the Los Angeles Lakers -- may soon be officially diagnosed with most dreaded disease to befall professional athletes not named after Yankees' sluggers: Kaepernick Syndrome.