LeBron James is seemingly still picking up the pieces a day after his Los Angeles Lakers missed out on Kyrie Irving. After fans roasted the all-time great’s team for losing a shot at the talented guard while James himself tweeted three cryptic words in a seeming reaction, he interviewed with ESPN’s Michael Wilbon.
Now, I won’t begrudge anyone for speaking their mind, especially someone with a massive platform like James. But why did he feel the need to have an immediate public conversation about his Lakers — currently 13th in the Western Conference standings — not trading for a great player?
Would anyone else in do this in the first week of February? Would anyone else do an interview about a trade that didn’t happen?
It just appears to be such a weirdly-timed conversation all around:
LeBron says he’s disappointed the Lakers didn’t land Kyrie Irving
(Via ESPN) pic.twitter.com/MloB313tH1
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) February 6, 2023
Props to James for ultimately keeping his eye on the prize (like, say, breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabaar’s all-time scoring record), but I think everyone already safely knew he was disappointed the Lakers couldn’t acquire an All-Star.
What this means for Los Angeles and James’ future remains to be seen. Perhaps we’ll hear about it from him again soon!
NBA fans blasted James for doing a weird interview about disappointment the Lakers didn't get Kyrie Irving
An interview… Because they didn't land the player they wanted… NBA is the WWE man 😂😂 https://t.co/Q1xwqEt7P2
— FTB (@anotherFTBacct) February 6, 2023
lol… This is unnecessary.. smh https://t.co/GuqTEbm7HQ
— Supreme…. 🏁 (@LetMeSpinCoach) February 6, 2023
Done an interview for no reason, he kills me https://t.co/qgsiGjDbtr
— 🏔 (@jsargio_) February 6, 2023
There’s no way he jus threw his teammate under the bus like this… https://t.co/I8yehGIYPz
— 11frmdaO❄️ (@waitnfordatrain) February 6, 2023
this man tweeted “maybe it’s Me” and did a sit-down interview all in the 24 hour span after the kyrie news broke, the lakers front office has him going THROUGH it https://t.co/q98JfbTQtF
— Molly Morrison (@mollyhannahm) February 6, 2023
YOOOO… no he did not get on TV the next day lol he’s really putting pressure on Jeanie & Them. https://t.co/3vsEQi35Vz
— Ridge McKnight (@Ridge_McKnight) February 6, 2023
Why did LeBron do an interview in the first place? https://t.co/dX349FW8mx
— Jake Reetz (@jajareetz) February 6, 2023
he shouldnt even be saying this 😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/utnk4XgLQz
— Reverend Samson 🇳🇬 (@emtunjiv3_) February 6, 2023
Oh my https://t.co/qCdapAH4sz
— Keisean Lucier-South (@KLSouth11) February 6, 2023
ESPN interview for a trade that didn’t happen is hilarious https://t.co/XhBicHDLz1
— H (@Hashtm1) February 6, 2023
This man really did this interview? https://t.co/J7cDnKac2E
— Isaac Simpson (@Isaac__NBA) February 6, 2023
The sitdown exclusive ALREADY ☠️ https://t.co/mzEOI7g7cE
— Madeline Hill (@mad_hill) February 6, 2023
