Bottom line: LeBron needs the Lakers

LeBron James contends that the media misinterpreted a string of his recent comments. I contend that he's doing damage control after realizing he's not operating from a position of strength

LeBron James says we are twisting his words.

James says that his recent public praise of three other GMs — one of them from another sport (Les Snead of the Los Angeles Rams) in addition to Oklahoma City's Sam Presti and Cleveland's Koby Altman — was not a passive-aggressive form of shot-taking at Lakers vice president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka…