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LeBron James connected Saturday doubled down connected his comments astir his dislike for playing successful nan cities of Memphis and Milwaukee, and threw Cleveland into nan operation arsenic well.
The Los Angeles Lakers prima appeared connected "Bob Does Sports" and criticized Memphis. He said nan convention would beryllium amended disconnected if nan squad moved to Nashville – a metropolis that already has nan NFL’s Tennessee Titans and nan NHL’s Nashville Predators playing location pinch hopes of a early MLB team.
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Cleveland Cavaliers defender James Harden dribbles arsenic Los Angeles Lakers guardant LeBron James defends during nan first half of an NBA crippled successful Los Angeles connected March 31, 2026. (Mark J. Terrill/AP)
He besides appeared to return rumor pinch playing connected a "random f---ing Tuesday successful Milwaukee."
James received backlash connected societal media for his remarks and was asked astir his comments during practice.
"Milwaukee was, too. Did they miss that one, too? They didn’t spot that?" he said erstwhile asked astir nan Memphis remarks, via The Athletic. "Forty-one years old. It’s 2 cities I do not for illustration playing successful correct now. That’s Milwaukee, and that’s Memphis. What is nan problem?
"I don’t for illustration going location either. S---, and I’m from there. People are ridiculous. They besides get huffy astatine my boy (Bronny) being connected nan team, too. So what are we talking about? People request to fig retired different ways to put their power to different things that’s important. Like seriously? I’m not talking astir nan city, for illustration nan group successful Memphis. I don’t for illustration staying astatine nan Hyatt Centric. What’s incorrect pinch that? Nothing. What are we talking about? What are we talking about? People request to chill nan hellhole out."
Los Angeles Lakers guardant LeBron James talks to defender Bronny James during nan first half of an NBA crippled against nan Cleveland Cavaliers successful Los Angeles connected March 31, 2026. (Mark J. Terrill/AP)
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Memphis Grizzlies caput coach Tuomas Iisalo and Toronto Raptors caput coach Darko Rajakovic responded to James’ remarks. Rajakovic was an adjunct pinch nan Grizzlies earlier he took nan Raptors’ job.
"I tin opportunity from my ain position that I person nan complete other — 180-degree position connected that," Iisalo said. "The Memphis wherever we person arrived little than 2 years agone has been very warm. Very welcoming."
Rajakovic suggested he didn’t really attraction astir what different group said astir nan city.
"I don't attraction what nan remainder of nan world thinks. I emotion nan group of Memphis," he said. "I emotion nan food. I emotion each azygous clip I travel complete here."
Lakers guardant LeBron James brings nan shot up tribunal during nan 2nd half against nan Washington Wizards successful Los Angeles connected March 30, 2026. (Ryan Sun/AP Photo)
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