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LeBron Advises Durant Should Be Appreciated
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All posts by Basketball InsidersUpdated12 hours ago on April 19, 2024
LeBron James has been battling Kevin Durant for MVP votes this season, but he came to the Oklahoma City star’s defense Friday over a newspaper headline that called Durant “Mr. Unreliable.” The headline ran after the league’s leading scorer struggled late in a Game 5 home loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.
James was asked after Friday’s Heat practice for his thoughts on the headline controversy.
“I don’t think that was a great idea,” James said. “Not your hometown paper. Not with a team you helped to get to the NBA Finals, [and will] potentially be an MVP, a multiple scoring champ and have led his team to a place it’s never been before.”
“K.D.’s (Kevin Durant) got to be a free agent at some point,” said James, who rocked the league when he left the Cleveland Cavaliers after seven seasons to sign with Miami as a free agent in 2010.
