LeBron James says he's taking a break from social media because of 'hate' and 'negativity'



LeBron James says he is taking a break from social media following a post about there being too much negativity in the world and sports media.

Sharing a post from sports agent Rich Kleiman, James announced he would be leaving social media for an unspecified amount of time. The NBA star has taken heavy criticism lately for the inclusion of his son LeBron "Bronny" James Jr. on the Los Angeles Lakers, who was drafted by the team despite extreme levels of doubt that he was good enough to play in the league.

Over the Lakers first 15 games of the season, Bronny has played just 13 minutes in five games, scoring a grand total of four points.

"With so much hate and negativity in the world today, it confuses me why some of National sports media still think that the best way to cover sports is through negative takes," the X post read.

"We can all acknowledge that sports is the last part of society that universally brings people together. So why can't the coverage do the same? It's only click bait when you say it. When the platform is so big, you can make the change and allow us all an escape from real life negativity. I for one find it all a waste of breath."

James responded to the message giving his endorsement, "AMEN!!"

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Just five minutes after sharing the anti-negativity post, James announced he was stepping away from social media.

"And with that said I'll holla at y'all! Getting off social media for the time being. Y'all take care," James wrote.

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Despite the NBA legend's messaging, he is actually not that active on social media, posting every couple of days. However, complaints that there is too much negativity or politicization surrounding sports seemingly ignores James' consistent participation in both aspects.

Days earlier, not only did James complain about "haters" in regards to Colorado University football, he made a full endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris before the election with a vitriolic video post.

"What are we even talking about here?? When I think about my kids and my family and how they will grow up, the choice is clear to me. VOTE KAMALA HARRIS!!!" James wrote, showing clips of news articles calling President Trump racist.

James' attached video displayed headlines that read "Trump fills Madison Square Garden with anger, vitriol and racist threats," along with "Trump escalates racist rhetoric and plays on white grievance at recent rallies."

The same video claimed that the KKK supports Trump and then played audio of an unknown male shouting, "We love Hitler! We love Trump!"

Furthermore, James has complained about "hate speech" on X previously, specifically when Elon Musk took over the platform in 2022.

"I hope he and his people take this very seriously because this is scary [as f***]. So many damn unfit people saying hate speech is free speech," James wrote at the time.

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In 2021, James also spoke about black Americans being killed by police because of "racism," while in 2017, he defended the toppling of historical statues because Trump had made hate "fashionable again."

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It’s Time For Americans To Break Up With Woke, Scolding Celebrities

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Stephen A. Smith puts his own hypocrisy on full blast after RACIST rant



In this day and age, what’s the best way for an ESPN host to get back into the good graces of their race?

By going on a racist rant, of course.

And that’s exactly what Stephen A. Smith did after numerous people took issue with LeBron James’ podcast with JJ Redick.

“Black coaches called the black commentator to complain about a black superstar doing a podcast while his black head coach was on the hot seat before he ultimately lost the damn job,” Smith said.

“What does that have to do with white folks? Some things are none of your damn business. Nothing. It was a black on black thing, but you got other folks who will remain nameless working with other networks with their irrelevant ass selves, popping their junk, okay?”

Smith was apparently referencing Doug Gottlieb, who is white.

“Doug Gottlieb is white, but if he were black, Stephen A. and everybody would be talking about, ‘He’s made history; he’s the first division one basketball coach who also hosts the 'Daily Sports Talk Radio Show.' He’s a historical figure; he’s untouchable; he’s a ground breaker; he’s this and that,’” Jason Whitlock comments.

Gottlieb, Whitlock notes, “knows a lot more about basketball than Stephen A. Smith.”

“But because he’s white, he needs to stay out of this,” Whitlock adds.

Steve Kim recognizes the hypocrisy in Smith’s line of thinking.

“Those very same people that draw these color lines in terms of subjects and what you can discuss, they break these lines all the time. A lot of these people spend an inordinate amount of words on other races and cultures,” Kim says.

“They are not even subject to their own rules that they lay down,” he adds.


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LeBron James is still upset about not getting unanimous MVP vote in 2013 — compares himself to Beyonce at the Grammys

LeBron James is still upset about not getting unanimous MVP vote in 2013 — compares himself to Beyonce at the Grammys



LeBron James is still bothered he didn't get every single vote for the NBA's Most Valuable Player award in 2013.

James won his second NBA championship with the Miami Heat that year and was named the league's MVP. However, James collected 120 of 121 first-place votes, meaning he would not become the first unanimously voted MVP in NBA history.

During an episode of "The Shop," James expressed that he was still bothered by the rogue vote of one journalist.

"I also had the opportunity to be, I would’ve been the first unanimous MVP where I got all 120 votes. But I got 119," he said, misstating the vote count by one. "There was one vote where he voted for Carmelo [Anthony]."

"The writer is from Boston, of course. I know his name too, but I ain’t going to give him that light just yet; I'll wait for the doc on that," James said.

LeBron really said \u201cImma wait for the doc\u201d everyone finna get the smoke LMAOO
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That writer is and was publicly known as the Boston Globe's Gary Washburn. Washburn justified his reasons for not voting for James that same year and stated that his understanding of what an MVP is may differ from James'.

"I had no idea I would be the only voter to leave LeBron out of first," Washburn wrote at the time, according to CBS News. "This isn't Mrs. Wilson's class, I don't walk around asking fellow sportswriters their answers to the US History quiz. This isn't the Best Player in the Game award; it's the Most Valuable Player award, and I think what [Carmelo] Anthony accomplished this season was worthy of my vote."

James' complaints echo the ones he made in 2016 after Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry became the first unanimous MVP selection.

"I was heated," James said of 2013. "But I knew all along [I wasn't getting a unanimous vote]. I just knew it, man," he told Cleveland.com.

"It just pushed me harder," James said. "That's all. It motivated me further."

The forward admitted at the time that he initially believed it was a writer from New York that voted for Knicks star Anthony.

"I got the New York part right. It was 'Melo,' my guy ... I didn't get the writer right in Boston."

BlazeTV's Jason Whitlock, however, attributes James' comments to him "channeling his inner Michael Jordan."

"He wants us to believe he's motivated by slights. It's fake. LeBron doesn't run off anger. He runs off joy," Whitlock explained. "He's a mostly joyous person who pretends to be angry because the so-called 'culture' says black people are supposed to be mad at the world."

"The world has treated LeBron wonderfully ever since it discovered his athletic gifts around age 10. LeBron is quite happy, has been for a long time," the writer and host stated.

Lebron is really putting all of his insecurities out there. 😂

Gary Washburn explains in detail why he did NOT vote for Lebron James for the MVP that year and whether or not he would change that vote knowing it stopped him from receiving the unanimous MVP. 🏀 https://t.co/S6e3uowUIF pic.twitter.com/yOvgHGp8YZ
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That was not all James took issue with from 2013, though. James said it still "stings" that he didn't win the Defensive Play of the Year award, which was given to Marc Gasol despite the player not being named to the NBA's All-Defensive first team that season.

"That's the only award that I don't have in my house; that kind of stings," James said, before comparing his award snub to singer Beyonce not winning at the Grammys. "I talked about this before; it don't make sense. It's almost like what [Julio Rodriguez] just said about B. How can she have the most Grammys but never won Album of the Year?"

BlazeTV contributor T.J. Moe added that James is one of the most "naturally gifted athletes" ever to compete but consistently plays the victim card.

"God gave him more natural ability than virtually anyone that has ever existed, yet LeBron has spent most of his career pretending to be some sort of victim. He’s insufferable," he added.

James also claimed on the podcast that journalists who have voted on such awards were not "watching the game" nor "studying" it.

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'The Sopranos' actors, Trump, Harvey Weinstein appear in unearthed 2010 recruitment video to get LeBron James to play in NYC

'The Sopranos' actors, Trump, Harvey Weinstein appear in unearthed 2010 recruitment video to get LeBron James to play in NYC



A star-studded recruitment video meant to entice LeBron James to play for the New York Knicks was unearthed, which featured actor James Gandolfini reprising his role as Tony Soprano.

At the time, James had just finished his contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, which was followed by a media circus as the NBA star pondered where to play next, ultimately landing in Miami. The celebrity video was made in hopes of luring the 6'9'' forward to New York.

The video, rediscovered by journalist Pablo Torre on his podcast "Pablo Torre Finds Out," featured appearances by not only the lead characters from "The Sopranos" but also Donald Trump and Harvey Weinstein.

James Gandolfini and Edie Falco continued their roles as Tony and Carmela for the 2010 bit, which was produced less than three years after "The Sopranos" ended.

In the sketch, the couple is under police protection, alluding that Tony Soprano did not die in the finale of the television series but rather cooperated with law enforcement to stay out of prison.

"Tony, I'm so glad we moved to New York. Life is so much better now," Carmela tells Tony, while looking at a laptop.

"Yeah, life is good here now, even if we are in the witness protection program," Tony replies while reading a newspaper.

"Now, we just have to find a place for your friend LeBron to live. What’s he like?" Carmela asks.

"He's a modern guy, but he respects tradition," Tony states, before the two discuss the type of apartment James may like to live in.

"Here's a place, it says it gets really loud, though," Carmela notes as Tony comes to investigate. The camera then shows Carmela's laptop screen, which displays Madison Square Garden, where the New York Knicks play.

"That's it. That's gonna be perfect for him," Tony says before the two grin at the camera. The screen then cuts to text that says, "City of Winners," while the song "Public Service Announcement" by Jay-Z plays.

The segment was reportedly filmed in Gandolfini's apartment, with the actor allegedly coming up with the idea himself.

The podcast played a clip of Falco confirming how enthusiastic her costar was about the recruitment video.

"Jim Gandolfini would rarely do these kinds of things, and, if he did, he would do them very begrudgingly," she explained. "Jim was into this, he was dressed as Tony, and he was like, 'Well, what if I came over this way and did ...' I was like, 'Are you kidding me? Really, this?' So, I guess he must have been a bigger basketball fan than I realized," she continued.

"Then he had some idea for the way it ended or something, and I remember thinking, 'Geez Louise, whoever would have thought he'd be all in for this little, you know, weird thing that we're doing that no one's ever going to see.'"

Trump's portion follows the fictional characters, in which the business mogul champions New York City as the place for "winners."

"Real winners of the world want to be here. They come here, they want to come to New York. Whether it's Wall Street, or whether it's fashion, or no matter what it is, this is the place the real winners want to be."

In another shocking appearance, infamous producer Weinstein remarks on how he had read James' book and that James' friends sounded "amazing, loyal, smart" and "bright."

The enticing language from Weinstein continues, promising that New York City could provide connections with "the guys who run the multi-billion dollar companies" that could get behind James and help fund his charitable initiatives.

Other appearances in the video are made by New York Yankees legend Reggie Jackson, former New York Rangers hockey player Mark Messier, actor Robert DeNiro, and comedian Chris Rock.

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Bronny James entering the transfer portal — good or bad look?



Despite the hype surrounding the women’s college basketball Final Four and the men’s Final Four — something else has been dominating the headlines.

Bronny James, son of NBA star LeBron James, is entering the transfer portal to potentially leave USC.

Steve Kim doesn’t believe this is good for LeBron.

“I don’t think it’s a great look for LeBron,” Kim tells Whitlock. “He’s the one who talked about wanting his son to be a teammate in the NBA. That’s on him. He’s the one who made a little bit of a racket when he got moved out of a mock draft, by the way.”

“So, he put unnecessary or extra pressure on his own son, that’s not on anyone else but him,” Kim says.

Whitlock agrees that it’s a bad look but for a different reason.

“LeBron’s NBA career has been defined by, ‘Oh, I got a problem, let me leave and go someplace else,’” Whitlock says. “And that mindset is now dominating basketball, and so here’s his son, one season at USC, they stick by him, he has cardiac arrest issues, he gets through the season.”

Whitlock believes this means Bronny is following in LeBron’s footsteps — leaving as soon as there’s a problem instead of sticking it out.

“You don’t quit. You stick it out. You gut it out. That whole mentality is gone,” Whitlock says, adding, “LeBron, I don’t think he started it, but I think he’s the face of it, that you can quit anytime, that’s no problem.”


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Is LeBron James taking cues from Stephen A. Smith?



LeBron James surpassed 40,000 points in his NBA career — but instead of simply being proud of such a great feat, he chose to play the victim.

“To be quite honest with you,” LeBron said in a press conference, “everybody wanted to see me fail when I got to the league.”

LeBron then recalled a commercial he saw when he was 18 in which he was mentioned as one of the greats.

“I was like, 'What the hell?' That expectation on an 18-year-old kid like that, that was just insane to just think about it. I was watching it today, I was like I wish that on no kid and no sport, to have this type of pressure put on them, and everybody wanted to see you fail,” he continued.

“This is like a Kardashian complaining about too much exposure or the ills of social media,” Steve Kim tells Jason Whitlock.

“LeBron just does not have a grasp of reality, and it borders on being very, very dishonest,” Kim continues.

Whitlock agrees.

“He doesn’t have a grasp on reality, I’m not sure any of us would given the amount of worship that has surrounded LeBron since he was 18.”

However, his criticism isn’t aimed solely at LeBron.

“It’s a criticism of how we respond to idols — how we respond to talent, how we respond to money and fame— that people have worshiped LeBron and have told LeBron primarily what he wants to hear. And anyone that offers modicum of criticism of LeBron is some sort of racist, or sellout, or hater,” Whitlock explains.

“He certainly could be divorced from reality, not that smart, and delusional. He’s probably all those things," Whitlock laughs.


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