Longtime sports activities columnist Jason Whitlock has taken intention at LeBron James after feedback on the brand new face of the league.
“The LeBron James pity celebration should finish,” Whitlock wrote on X. “He selected to enter the Opinion Olympics. He launched a barbershop discuss present and now needs to complain about barbershop sports activities conversations. Cease it. He determined to convey his unqualified opinions into the political area…He made himself polarizing…He made the NBA polarizing…These whining jocks defending him must man up and take accountability. Can’t take the warmth from the hearth they constructed.”
It appeared to be sparked by LeBron’s feedback after the Timberwolves-Lakers sport and his additional feedback on X.
He was requested who could be the following face of the league and about Anthony Edwards’ assertion at All-Star that he isn’t striving to turn into the face of the NBA.
“Channing Frye mentioned it … ‘Why do you need to be the face of the league when all of the those that cowl our sport and speak about our sport on a day-to-day foundation sh*t on all people?,’” LeBron requested.
LeBron additionally posted some additional ideas on the subject earlier than Whitlock had heard sufficient.
“Precisely made my level however anyhow. Pleased this convo has began. It ain’t about ‘face of the sport” and it ain’t about one individual or one present, it’s in regards to the tradition of basketball,, essentially the most lovely sport on the earth. Our sport has by no means been higher. Unbelievable younger stars from everywhere in the world and a few older ones 🤣🤣🤣 Steph Curry ought to be all we’re speaking about in the present day. Let’s talk about how nice OKC and The Cavs have been this season with 2 fully totally different kinds and break down why and the way they’ve. In fact if gamers don’t carry out we have to talk about that too and break that down.”
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