LeBron James takes swipe at Brian Windhorst, who he says claims to be his best friend

LeBron James takes swipe at Brian Windhorst, who he says claims to be his best friend

“These guys are just weird.”

LeBron James took a swipe at ESPN’s Brian Windhorst during Wednesday’s episode of ‘The Pat McAfee Show.’

As it turns out, Stephen A. Smith wasn’t the only ESPN employee to feel LeBron James’ wrath on ESPN airwaves on Wednesday.

While James breaking his silence regarding his ongoing feud with Smith garnered the bulk of the attention from his hour-long interview on The Pat McAfee Show, the 4-time MVP also took a swipe at ESPN senior NBA writer Brian Windhorst. During a conversation regarding comparisons to Michael Jordan, James took an unprovoked shot at Windhorst, who has covered him throughout the bulk of his 22-year NBA career.

“I see a lot of s**t too. Like I see Brian Windhorst on one of these shows not too long ago,” James began before being cut off by McAfee.

“You guys played together in high school, right?” McAfee asked jokingly in reference to James and Windhorst’s shared alma mater of St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron.

“Yeah, this guy who says he’s like my f**king best friend,” James said. “These guys are just weird.”

The four-time NBA champion proceeded to recall Windhorst stating that James wears No. 23 because of Jordan—which he admitted is true—before taking issue with the ESPN reporter’s claim that he signed with Nike coming out of high school for the same reason.

“No the f*ck I didn’t,” James said. “I signed with Nike because I got a hell of a signing bonus, and they gave me a seven-year, $90 million contract.”

Regardless of the role Jordan did or didn’t play in James signing with the Swoosh, the jab at Windhorst felt oddly personal. Especially considering that the fellow Akron native has covered him dating back to his high school career and throughout the majority of his NBA career before taking on a more national role at the Worldwide Leader in recent years.

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