Former Teammate of LeBron James Speaks Out, “He ruined basketball”
James has a history of making inflammatory, left-wing statements — now his former teammate Iman Shumpert is speaking out.
Iman Shumpert, a former teammate of LeBron James, said that the current Lakers player who is known for bailing on his team, “ruined basketball.”
“LeBron James didn’t just ruin Space Jam, he also ruined basketball, according to former teammate Iman Shumpert,” Fox News reported. “James, who’s made a habit of cherry-picking teammates and home teams, shaped Shumpert’s opinion when he initially left Cleveland for Miami in the summer of 2010.”
“It was Bron going to Miami. Bron knows he ruined basketball," said Shumpert, when the topic of Kevin Durant’s decision to join the Warriors was discussed on the Bootleg Kev podcast. "He thought he was making it better, I get it,’” Shumpert said.
Iman Shumpert and LeBron James were on the same team in Cleveland for three seasons, including the Cavaliers’ 2016 championship season. Shumpert is of the belief that LeBron’s selfish decision to abandon Cleveland and take his talents to South Beach forever changed the game for the worse.
"Me personally, I loved the NBA for the loyalty that I thought was there. He basically knocked the fourth wall down," said Shumpert.
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