Being criticized and put under the spotlight comes as a part of being a famous athlete. When you are as well-known as the LA Lakers legend LeBron James, the criticism jumps to another level. It is accepted as part of the game and often it does carry some merit as well. However, the criticism does go beyond its limits sometimes when the person doing it seems to have an agenda against you. Recently, a familiar LeBron James critic has reported back to work, this time pitting father and son against each other.

King James, in his glorified career, has had some really brutal takes targeted towards him. While he has managed to overcome everything in his way, this time it is slightly different. The recent comment by his biggest critic involves his son. What may look like a compliment for Bronny James, is actually a backhanded slap at LeBron.

LeBron James’ biggest critic props up Bronny James only to take a dig at the King

LeBron James is not a stranger to criticism of any kind. In a career spanning over 20 years, he has been under the microscope on countless occasions. Among the biggest critics of LeBron, FS1 host Skip Bayless stands the tallest. He regularly makes the headlines with his criticism of King James and for his newest addition, he has involved Bronny in the conversation as well.

18-year-old Bronny James is making the most noise among the newest batch of basketball talents in America. It seems pretty obvious that the young talent will receive heaps of praise on social media platforms. While the intention was indeed fulfilled, Bayless made sure to throw some shade at Bronny’s superstar father. He tweeted, “Bronny is lighting it up from long range in the McDonald’s Game. Obviously a purer and better shooter than his dad.” Although a clear compliment for Bronny, bringing LeBron into the picture for comparison wasn’t necessary to make his point.

However, this is not the first time that the 19x NBA All-Star has faced undue flak from Bayless. They now have a history of one-sided attacks coming from Skip, which are fodder for memes and jokes among fans.

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A short storyline of Bayless’s comments on LeBron James

Bayless has long maintained that he doesn’t hate LeBron, however, his words suggest otherwise. As per Bayless, LeBron lacks in several aspects of the game, such as being a clutch player and because of that, he can never be the greatest of all time. The 71-year-old has made several outrageous comments about the NBA’s all-time top scorer. Some of his takes include:

1. LeBron not being a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
2. He compared LeBron to Scottie Pippen while saying that LeBron is closer to Robin than to Batman.
3. Bayless had said that LeBron cannot stand the sight of someone else being “the story” in the NBA. According to him, LeBron is selfish and insecure.

Notably, LeBron was being called selfish and insecure for giving some words of advice and encouragement to the young NBA talent, Zion Williamson.

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