Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James made an appearance in-person on the "Pat McAfee Show" this week. It was an interview full of tidbits and details about many different topics.
One of those topics ended up being about NBA insider Brian Windhorst.
Of course, the Stephen A. Smith situation was brought up. James did not have nice things to say about Smith.
"He's like on a Taylor Swift tour run right now," James said. "It started off with, ‘I didn't want to address it. I wasn't going to address it, but since the video came out, I feel the need to address it.' [Explicit] are you kidding me? If there was one player that couldn't wait for the video to drop so you could address it."
Windhorst also caught a jab from James.
He called Windhorst "weird" during his short rant about the insider.
"This guy who says he's my (expletive) best friend," James said. "These guys are just weird."
"This guy who says he's my f-cking best friend. These guys are just weird."
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James clearly did not hold back his frustration about the media.
As for how things are going on the court, James has made his return to the court following an absence due to a groin injury. In the two games since his return, the Lakers have gone 0-2 with loss to the Chicago Bulls and Orlando Magic.
With the playoffs right around the corner, Los Angeles holds a 43-28 record. That has them placed No. 5 in the Western Conference standings.
Next up for the Lakers and James is a matchup tonight in Indianapolis against the red-hot Indiana Pacers.
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This story was originally published March 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM.