Technically speaking, the NBA does have a rule that forbids players from talking about teaming up while under contract with another team. That rule has been mostly ignored for roughly, well, forever, as superstars have flexed their agency and leverage over the league by building friendships and then, in some cases, teaming up.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, some executives around the league have drawn the line at [checks notes] LeBron James answering a direct question about Anthony Davis.
Several GMs told ESPN that they reached out to New Orleans Pelicans GM Dell Demps to express dismay over what they perceive as the NBA’s tacit endorsement of James’ comments to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin calling the possibility of Davis’ arrival as “amazing” and “incredible.