On April 13, Beijing time, ESPN celebrity Stephen A-Smith, known as "Yang Yi of the United States", questioned James's season summary remarks in the latest episode of the show. He put it bluntly: "James is lying! ”
At the Lakers' season summary press conference, James said such a thing. "I think management will do everything it can to make this team a better team from head to toe. If they asked for my opinion, I would give my opinion. But at the end of the day, they'll make decisions that they think are best for the team. My job is to make sure I'm ready at the start of boot camp and ready to lead my team and lead them to build a good squad, no matter who's on the field at that time. ”
So, James intends to remain silent before the training camp and not take the initiative to intervene in the team's reinforcement work? A-Smith didn't believe it at all, and after hearing James's words, he laughed out loud on the show.
"Does anyone really believe it?" A-Smith said on the show, "That LeBron James, watching the countdown to his career, the championship window about to close, will he sit down throughout the offseason without saying a word? Then go to the training camp and see who is in the team? Are you sure? Come on! You know he's lying. If not, it shows that LeBron said too much in the last offseason. At the time, he let emotions and egos get in the way of his otherwise perfect basketball IQ, thus ensuring that Westbrook became his teammate. ”
A-Smith continued: "Ladies and gentlemen, no one believes LeBron will let go this offseason. "James has come under a lot of criticism for pushing Westbrook's deal because he and Westbrook are not a good fit at all. However, James should not be blamed in its entirety, because he is not the one who will make the final decision. Pelinka and his superiors are also to blame.
The US media that retweeted the report also endorsed A-Smith's statement. They bluntly said that the social media called James "LeGM" for no reason.