LeBron James and the Golden State Warriors were apparently this close to pulling off an unthinkable blockbuster trade at the deadline. An all-time great like James teaming up with an all-time great like Steph Curry at the respective twilight of their careers is the stuff of legend.
Yet, for a move that would’ve shaken the NBA to its core, James said that he wasn’t in on the conversation as much as anyone would believe.
Yeah, right.
During a conversation on Inside the NBA, James claimed that he learned about the Warriors’ trade talks with the Los Angeles Lakers at roughly the same time as everyone else. There’s simply no way that’s true:
LeBron says he learned about the Warriors' attempted trade the same time as everyone else didpic.twitter.com/oIP5nE8wvA
— Dime (@DimeUPROXX) February 19, 2024
Do you mean to tell me the guy who was just recently sending messages through towels wasn’t knee-deep in discussions about his future?
No way, man. James absolutely understood the gravity of changing teams and almost certainly had input on whether he would head to Golden State. There is no way the man who is seemingly always thinking two steps ahead had no idea the Warriors were angling for him. No. Way.
For now, he remains a Los Angeles Laker. But no one is buying the diplomacy behind an almost-move that would’ve turned the NBA upside down.
NBA fans roasted LeBron James for apparently lying about Warriors' trade talks
I’m telling y’all, we’ve never seen a liar quite like LeBron James 😭 https://t.co/4m5cZ0sFs1
— Oluwajomiloju (@JomiAdeniran) February 19, 2024
Most calculated athlete in sports found out when EYE did? Ok bro https://t.co/U6ZqOD8TC3 pic.twitter.com/Lxgi6F6rpl
— Unnecessary Bluntness Owner/Coach/QB (@DuncOnDemand) February 19, 2024
Cmon dawg https://t.co/741kPfGvZZ pic.twitter.com/g5ad7wBzdo
— Val Venis (@kihaza) February 19, 2024
We’ll never see another liar in basketball like this man ever again https://t.co/A3jhOV5mBL
— Moneybagg Yo(hannes) 🇪🇷 (@AronYohannes) February 19, 2024
You can tell he lying cuz of Shaq’s reaction lol https://t.co/I5nTybLecz
— Larry Legend (@larryislegend) February 19, 2024
The man who predicted Kobe’s 81-point game, and has been in charge of every personnel decision for more than a decade, didn’t know about a possible trade? https://t.co/18qYUszggg
— Terrence Payne (@terrence_payne) February 19, 2024
legendary liar. first ballot hall of fame fibber. a delightful deceiver, tho lol. https://t.co/FQs4vQeFdG
— mike taddow (@MikeTaddow) February 19, 2024
No one in history has lied quite like Lebron has lied https://t.co/8DkMnQ1OnY
— Spicy Captain Soup (@samtheaustinP1) February 19, 2024
Alright man 😂 https://t.co/tPXLls7WDM pic.twitter.com/bJ48KN8B0e
— HUSTLE & MOTIVATE (@KyngKofi) February 19, 2024
