{"id":427098,"date":"2023-06-17T18:19:54","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T18:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=427098"},"modified":"2023-06-17T18:19:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T18:19:54","slug":"lebron-james-responds-on-being-trolled-by-nuggets-for-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/lebron-james-responds-on-being-trolled-by-nuggets-for-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James Responds On Being Trolled By Nuggets For Retirement\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even though the Denver Nuggets are now celebrating their first NBA title in team history, their head coach still seems to be thinking on the Western Conference Finals and LeBron James!<\/p>\n<h2>LeBron James Responds On Being Trolled By Nuggets For Retirement<\/h2>\n<p>In the conference finals, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were swept in four games. The Denver Nuggets won the NBA Finals after five games against the Miami Heat.<\/p>\n<p>James has mostly concentrated on his family and his off-court business endeavors since the Lakers&#8217; postseason elimination. He still succeeds in garnering attention in the NBA, though.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Speaking of the Lakers, I just want you guys to know, this is breaking news: I&#39;m thinking about retiring.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Nuggets coach Michael Malone trolls LeBron James&#39; retirement rumor after winning NBA championship \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatMcAfeeShow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PatMcAfeeShow<\/a>)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vmIW6SXGKE\">pic.twitter.com\/vmIW6SXGKE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClutchPoints\/status\/1669363643652112384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Michael Malone, the coach of the Nuggets, was tired of his squad not receiving the recognition they deserved. In the Western Conference Finals versus the Lakers, following a victory in Game 2 to go up 2-0, he called out the media for perpetuating storylines that made it about the LeBron James-led team rather than Denver.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll everybody talked about was the Lakers,\u201d Malone said. \u201cLet\u2019s be honest, that was a national narrative: The Lakers were fine.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LeBron James shades the Nuggets after their comments during their Championship parade. \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SpguTAPtpG\">pic.twitter.com\/SpguTAPtpG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; theScore (@theScore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theScore\/status\/1669858645729738754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After the Nuggets won the championship, head coach Michael Malone made fun of LeBron by feigning retirement during an interview on the Pat McAfee show.<\/p>\n<p>But Malone chose to poke fun at James after his team not only swept the Lakers but also won the championship.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Current Players with 2 MVPs &amp; an NBA Championship<\/p>\n<p>Nikola Jokic<br \/>Steph Curry<br \/>Giannis Antetokounmpo<br \/>LeBron James <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4iBIxQ25g0\">pic.twitter.com\/4iBIxQ25g0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nuggets World \ud83c\udf0e (@NuggetsWorldd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NuggetsWorldd\/status\/1670131368481923075?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And speaking of the Lakers, I just want you guys to know \u2014 this is breaking news \u2014 I&#8217;m thinking about retiring. So, don\u2019t tell anybody,&#8221; Malone said during a recent appearance on &#8220;The Pat McAfee Show&#8221; in reference to the conversation swirling around James&#8217; possible retirement.<\/p>\n<p>He was a coach&#8217;s son when he was born, but during these playoffs, he became the Lakers&#8217; father.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lebron James Calls Nuggets Coach Mike Malone A Lame For Taking Shots At Him &amp; The Lakers! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ubjPKKcndx\">https:\/\/t.co\/ubjPKKcndx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yLrOcdtVWi\">pic.twitter.com\/yLrOcdtVWi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WORLDSTARHIPHOP (@WORLDSTAR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WORLDSTAR\/status\/1670099446661619712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Apparently in response to the Nuggets&#8217; mocking, LeBron, who is presently in France for the Le Mans race, tweeted a completely senseless post in which he compares himself to the sun.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Europe for the last few weeks minding my business, and I hear I\u2019m on your mind that much huh??? I mean I guess I see why. :man-shrugging::skin-tone-5: But Wave the flag on these lames!! Please make being player cool again cause the lame machine is at an all-time high. Enjoy your light but just know I\u2019m the SUN. I stay on forever\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Reports Reveal Son Of Hall Of Fame Linebacker Ray Lewis Dies Of Overdose\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/reports-reveal-son-of-hall-of-fame-linebacker-ray-lewis-dies-of-overdose\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Reports Reveal Son Of Hall Of Fame Linebacker Ray Lewis Dies Of Overdose<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even though the Denver Nuggets are now celebrating their first NBA title in team history, their head coach still seems to be thinking on the Western Conference Finals and LeBron James! LeBron James Responds On Being Trolled By Nuggets For Retirement In the conference finals, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were swept in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":398119,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[3521,16,9581,9580,2215,5187],"class_list":["post-427098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-lakers-news","tag-lebron-james","tag-lebron-james-nuggets-trolled","tag-lebron-james-trolled","tag-nba-news","tag-nfl-2023"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=427098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427098\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/398119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=427098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=427098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=427098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}