If LeBron James leaves the Lakers this offseason, one outcome is certain — he will not be signing with the Grizzlies.
While recently filming a golf video with the “Bob Does Sports” guys, James absolutely tore into Memphis after he was asked if in-season travel wears on him.
The 41-year-old Los Angeles superstar said it definitely does, and he admitted the home of the Grizzlies is one of the cities that makes him feel the most weary.
He then added that he finds it so mundane, he and some of his other colleagues have actually urged Grizzlies players and perhaps even the franchise to move.
“I’m not even, like, the first guy to talk about it in the NBA,” James said in the video, which just dropped on YouTube on Thursday. “We’re all, like, ‘You guys have to move. Just go over to Nashville. You’ve got Vanderbilt over there. You’ve got the f—king NASCAR. You’ve got a stadium. Don’t they got a hockey team, too? They’ve got everything.”
James went on to reveal there’s no way he’d ever play in a Grizzlies uniform, even if they had been the organization with the top overall pick when he was coming out of high school 23 years ago.
“They know,” James said. “Their only chance was in 2003 if they ever won the lottery. And I might have pulled an Eli Manning and not showed up.”
LeBron James admitted in a recent YouTube video he’s not a fan on Memphis. AP The vid’s only been up for a couple hours, but James’ words have already garnered criticism.
Grizzlies reporter Jessica Benson took to her X page to blast James and defend her Tennessee turf, writing that “the parade of s—ting on Memphis is tired, cruel and so incredibly misguided.”
“The way people talk about this city is nuts,” Benson said. “Happy to give any NBA player (or anyone!) an itinerary the next time they’re in town to debunk this absurdity.”
James hasn’t yet addressed the growing backlash, but if any Memphians were waiting on pins and needles for him to expound, he should have media availability later Thursday following the Lakers vs. Thunder tilt.
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