{"id":1699,"date":"2024-10-24T07:47:37","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T07:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=1699"},"modified":"2024-10-24T07:47:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T07:47:37","slug":"skip-bayless-put-lebron-james-over-own-wife-after-choosing-career-as-critic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=1699","title":{"rendered":"Skip Bayless put LeBron James over own wife after choosing career as critic.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Skip Bayless continues his usual routine of attacking Los Angeles Lakers superstar guard and future Hall of Famer LeBron James.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Skip-Bayless-and-LeBron-James-.jpeg\" alt=\"Skip Bayless put LeBron James over own wife after choosing career as critic\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"img-info\">\n<p>Skip Bayless and LeBron James<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"desc\">\n<p><strong>Skip Bayless<\/strong>\u00a0has spent a major part of his career being a constant thorn in\u00a0<strong>LeBron James<\/strong>\u2019 side. Despite all the achievements of the four-time NBA champion, Bayless always has something to say to downplay his efforts.<\/p>\n<p>He recently sparked another controversy when he referenced his wife in his long-standing desire to constantly attack the Lakers star. He made this unique comment when he appeared as a guest on the Pat Bev podcast hosted by former Milwaukee Bucks player,\u00a0<strong>Patrick Beverley<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Michael Jordan sues &quot;Monopolistic Bully&quot; NASCAR\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dAjl0p0-q2k?feature=oembed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dAjl0p0-q2k?feature=oembed\" data-lazy-method=\"viewport\" data-lazy-attributes=\"src\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n<blockquote><p>I told my wife you\u2019re going to be second in my life to my work\u2026 It\u2019s rare that I\u2019m going to sacrifice and miss a LeBron game. I chose to dedicate my life to this.<\/p>\n<p><cite>Skip Bayless said<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">When your girl wants to go out to dinner on NBA opening night\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XR43zZdz4p\">pic.twitter.com\/XR43zZdz4p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pat Bev Pod (@PatBevPod)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatBevPod\/status\/1848767558482100320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Last season, as the Lakers struggled to get past the Denver Nuggets, he criticized\u00a0LeBron James\u00a0for his\u00a0lack of clutch genes. It got to a point that he\u00a0was slammed\u00a0alongside another James hater,\u00a0<strong>Stephen A. Smith<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers open their season with a tough game against last season\u2019s defeated Western Conference finalists, the Minnesota Timberwolves. And Bayless or not, King James knows he has\u00a0nothing to prove\u00a0anymore in his 22nd season as a professional player.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-skip-bayless-evaluates-bronny-james-breakout-performance-highlights-key-flaw\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skip Bayless evaluates Bronny James\u2019 breakout performance, highlights key flaw<\/h2>\n<p>It appears\u00a0Skip Bayless\u00a0has found a new target for the new season as he shared his thoughts on\u00a0<strong>Bronny James\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0impressive showing in the Lakers\u2019 preseason finale against the Golden State Warriors. Bronny started and scored 17 points, and added four rebounds, one assist, three steals, and one block.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n<blockquote><p>Lakers got annihilated at GSt \u2026 but Bronny started, played 35 minutes, scored 17, showed some offensive flashes \u2026 but only 1-5 from 3 with 1 assist\u2026 My one disappointment so far; Bronny doesn\u2019t always play hard.<\/p>\n<p><cite>Skip Bayless wrote on X<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lakers got annihilated at GSt \u2026 but Bronny started, played 35 minutes, scored 17, showed some offensive flashes \u2026 but only 1-5 from 3 with 1 assist. My one disappointment so far: Bronny doesn\u2019t always play hard.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealSkipBayless\/status\/1847502746141802566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite his breakout performance, Bronny\u2019s overall preseason stats were underwhelming, as he averaged 4.2 points per game on 29.7% shooting from the field and 8.3% from 3-point range. Nonetheless, he is widely expected to play a role in the season opener against the T-Wolves.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single-post\">\n<section class=\"section-intro\">\n<div class=\"selfie-and-desc\">\n<div class=\"desc\">\n<p>As the Lakers begin their season, coach\u00a0<strong>JJ Redick\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0decision on Bronny\u2019s playing time will be closely watched. And while he threw his support for the rookie, Bronny has a lot of pressure on his young shoulders, especially with all the media attention on him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skip Bayless continues his usual routine of attacking Los Angeles Lakers superstar guard and future Hall of Famer LeBron James. 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