LeBron James adds Cleveland to list of cities he doesn’t like playing in: ‘And I’m from there’
Local man doesn’t like visiting his home.
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Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James made headlines for signaling out Memphis and Milwaukee as places he doesn’t enjoy playing when he was on a golf YouTube video with Bob Does Sports . Those comments — particularly saying he doesn’t enjoy playing in Memphis — made people angry. “A random f***** Tuesday in Milwaukee,” James said on the YouTube video when talking about life in the NBA.
“Staying at the f****** Hyatt at 41 years old. You think I want to do that shit? Being in Memphis on a f****** random ass Thursday?
I’m not like the first guy to even talk about it in the NBA. We’re all like, ‘You guys have to move. Go over to Nashville.