Faced with critical attention from the NBA media, the Lakers superstar decided to withdraw from social networks, where he has millions of followers. What will be next for him?
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- LeBron James quit social media after criticism.
- He criticized the media for its negative coverage of basketball.
- He supports the unknown talent of his teammate Dalton Knecht.
LeBron James, a basketball figure, is staying away from social networks
LeBron James, the American basketball superstar, recently decided to withdraw from social networks. His decision, announced on November 20, 2024, followed a series of criticisms and media coverage of basketball that he considered negative.
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The champion of the Los Angeles Lakers, who has no less than 212 million subscribers on Instagram and other platforms, expressed his dismay by following the publication of Rich Kleiman, longtime agent of NBA star Kevin Durant. “With so much hate and negativity in the world today, the best way to cover sports is not through negative lenses,” Kleiman said. LeBron then approved this message by adding: “AMEN!! ».
“And with that, I salute you all!” I’m leaving social media for now. Everyone take care of yourselves”he concluded the second message, thus confirming his decision to withdraw from digital platforms for an indefinite period.
The first player to score more than 40,000 points in the NBA, aged 39, has left social networks before to concentrate on his sport. But this time, his decision was clearly motivated by his anger at the criticism of some Internet and media users.
After the Lakers’ victory over the Utah Jazz (124-118), LeBron James defended his teammate Dalton Knecht, a rookie who had an outstanding performance by scoring 37 points. “Everyone on the internet calls me a liar all the time (…). They say I lied to everyone. So what am I doing here? »enraged James, who claimed to have observed Knecht’s talent since his university days.
By withdrawing from social media, LeBron James sent a strong message to the sports media, inviting them to review their approach to covering basketball.