No, Bronny James didn't ask the Lakers for a pay cut. That viral post from the parody account NBA Centel is meant to draw attention without actually sharing truth. As of July 4th morning, the post had been viewed more than one million times.

The future of the Los Angeles Lakers isn’t as clear-cut as it seemed to be less than a season ago. After landing Luka Doncic in one of the biggest trades in NBA history, the Lakers expected a duo of the Slovenian star and LeBron James to lead the way for the future.

LeBron's agent Rich Paul has previously told ESPN that "LeBron wants to compete for a championship" and that remains his priority. With how close he is to retirement and their recent addition of Luka Dončić, LeBron's approach and the Lakers approach may no longer match.