This week Charles Barkley made remarks about LeBron James and the young All-Star's propensity to talk about his free-agency plans with the media. James doesn't become a free agent until two years from now. Rumors have him going to several teams, including the New York Knicks.
Barkley was on Dan Patrick's ESPN radio show Wednesday when he said, "If I was LeBron James, I would shut the hell up. I'm a big LeBron fan. He's a stud. You gotta give him his props. I'm getting so annoyed he's talking about what he's going to do in two years. I think it's disrespectful to the game. I think it's disrespectful to the Cavaliers."
James responded Friday before a game against Golden State. "He's stupid," James said. "That's all I've got to say about that."
Stupid? James called Charles Barkley stupid? Charles Barkley? That's amazing. Doesn't that kind of remark sum James up?
This summer, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates sat courtside to watch the USA Basketball Men's Senior National Team. They were guests of LeBron James. I couldn't figure out why these two brilliant men would give a guy like James the time of day. I still can't figure it out. They're Warren Buffett and Bill Gates. They don't need to socialize with LeBron James. They don't need him, particularly when James calls a rather intelligent basketball legend stupid when that rather intelligent basketball legend is right.
