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Whether on his The Shop: Interrupted series or post-game press conferences, LeBron James is never afraid to speak his mind.
Sitting down on another platform is a rarity for the 40-year-old, but he switched things up today when he appeared on ESPN’s The Pat McAfee Show.
Now, ESPN has several shows he could have hopped on, with its premiere program being First Take. But James made it clear that his ongoing beef with Stephen A. Smith made that impossible. So, he continued to roast him over his handling of the heated sideline conversation they had weeks ago over Bronny James.
“He’s on a Taylor Swift tour run right now. It started off with ‘I didn’t wanna address it, but since the video came out I have to,’” James begins.
James explains that Smith missed the entire point of their disagreement about Bronny’s play because he sees nothing wrong with critiquing any athlete’s on-court ability.
“Never would I not allow people to criticize players about what they do on the court. That is your job. That’s all part of the game. But when you get personal with it it’s my job to not only protect my damn household but protect the players,” James says before imagining the pundit’s reaction to the clip. “He’s going to be smiling from ear to ear when he hears me talking about him. He’s gonna get home and get some ice ream out of the f-cking freezer and sit in his chair in tighty whiteys on the couch. Like, dude, relax.”
However, Smith wasn’t the only topic of conversation; James also talked about this relationship with Michael Jordan and the late great Kobe Bryant.
James says he didn’t have much of a relationship with Bryant until he retired, when King James became a Los Angeles Laker. He expects the same shift with Jordan because he’s a “ruthless competitor.”
“Until I’m done and he doesn’t have to look at me run up and down the court wearing the number 23 and every time my name is mentioned it’s mentioned with his, he’s like ‘I don’t wanna f-cking talk to you,’” James jokes.
In the one-hour conversation, the four-time NBA champ also quipped about the LeBron Whispiere, otherwise known as journalist Brian Windhorst, saying, “This guy says he’s my best f-cking friend. These guys are just weird.”
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LeBron James Flames Stephen A. Smith, Roasts Brian Windhorst, Talks Relationship With Michael Jordan & More was originally published on cassiuslife.com
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