While Jeanie Buss accused rival teams of placing Anthony Davis trade stories in the media to hurt the chemistry of the Los Angeles Lakers, others have taken a differing view.

“We get off the phone with (the Lakers), and a minute later, offers are out there,” one Pelicans source with direct knowledge of discussions told The Athletic.

“Those stories leak out, and it hurt our young players. It wasn’t fair,” Buss said at the Sloan Conference.

Buss also used the loaded term "fake news" during her Sloan appearance.