This article was originally published on www.si.com as ESPN's Brian Windhorst Says Lakers, LeBron James Contract Situation Feels 'Unusual'.

When it comes to NBA rumors, and really sports rumors in general, particularly those involving LeBron James, it's gets a little tricky on social media when navigating through all the mud and the countless parody accounts "reporting" an abundance of fake news.

LeBron is the master of offseason passive-aggressive statements to get his team to spend. This is more of the same.