Lakers' LeBron James Says 'Man F this Shhhhhh' in Cryptic IG Photo amid NBA Rumors

LeBron James would like you to know he's working out very hard this summer.

The Los Angeles Lakers superstar—amid a summer where the organization has very much made it clear that all decisions revolve around Luka Dončić going forward—posted another workout update on Instagram Thursday.

"Say whatever you want but you damn sure won't be able to say I didn't put in the WORK!!" he wrote. "We'll see what happens when I no longer exist. Man F this Shhhhhh."

Make of that what you will, but James' has been very much in "post the grind" mode this week:

While it's easy enough to understand L.A.'s pivot to Dončić as the franchise cornerstone—he's only 26 and eligible for a supermax extension in early August, which the Lakers would surely love him to sign, while James is 40 and potentially entering his final season—the team's former franchise cornerstone has certainly left hints that he isn't thrilled about how that transition has been handled.

Either way, he enters year 23 with a title on the mind. And that begins with the offseason grind, which James has been apt to remind you this summer.