LeBron James looking for another place to finish his career?

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Could be something? Could be nothing? Is LeBron James looking for another place to finish his career?? Tobin's pins and strings are coming in hot with his whale hunting theories surrounding a possible King jealousy towards Luka Dončić.

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00:00I think Leroy's going to like this one, okay?

00:03So, this LeBron's a rascal, you know?

00:06Oh, my goodness.

00:08This man, listen, he may –

00:10You've hit all – listen, the Heat are out of it.

00:15The Panthers aren't playing.

00:18The baseball team's struggling.

00:20So, you go to your bread and butter.

00:23J.J. Redick and LeBron.

00:25Here we go.

00:27It's not what you're going to think, though.

00:28This really has nothing to do with ripping LeBron James.

00:31Because, you know, I've really grown.

00:32I don't feel the same ways about LeBron James as I used to.

00:35Because it was, what, 11 years ago?

00:38Yeah, and now I'm on to Jimmy Butler.

00:40So, as long as they're sports, you're going to have somebody.

00:47Oh, yeah.

00:47That's the great thing about petty watching.

00:49You can just move on.

00:50Like, all right, we'll get them next round.

00:53That's how you got to look at it.

00:55Sometimes it bites you in the ass, like the Celtics winning the championship

00:58or LeBron with the Cavs winning the championship.

01:00But most of the time, you're going to come out with that petty watching pretty satisfied.

01:04So, LeBron.

01:08LeBron has a player option.

01:11And he ended his press conference.

01:15Well, he didn't end his press conference.

01:16He said in the middle of his press conference something that was weird.

01:19And he was asked about, you know, do you think that the team needs more size?

01:26And this was his response to that question.

01:29I'll never say that.

01:31Because my guy, AD, said what he needed.

01:36And then he was gone the following week.

01:38So, I got no comment.

01:40I put that uniform on every night.

01:41I gave everything I had.

01:42And that's what that's all that matters.

01:47Wow.

01:48Wow.

01:48No comment.

01:52I know what happened.

01:54AD did mention that he did not want to play center.

01:56And then all of a sudden, he was a maverick.

02:01Very interesting.

02:02Just throwing the front office under the bus like that.

02:05Not really.

02:06Think about this.

02:07When you're – if you need some size inside, then you can't go get AD

02:20because he ain't going to put no feet in the paint.

02:23You know this beforehand.

02:26You know this.

02:27I don't know when I really get your point there.

02:30When he said he was talking – he said AD, AD didn't want to play center.

02:35Yeah, it's been known that he doesn't want to play center.

02:38But when he complained about it or said it publicly, again,

02:41that he didn't want to play center, even though he always ended up

02:43playing center, a lot like Bam.

02:46Genie Bust then came out and was like, cry baby.

02:50And then he's a maverick.

02:52Now, of course, they got Luka.

02:54But LeBron just thrown it out there.

02:56Now, mind you, LeBron can't just be sent off.

02:58He has a full no trade clause, which is a hilarious thing

03:01than to just put out there.

03:02So, it's like, you know you can't just be moved out for your words.

03:06A question.

03:06Because you have a no trade clause.

03:08Maybe we should do that.

03:09I swear I'll let you ask a question.

03:11But let me set it up for a second.

03:14Bitbrofsky.

03:18He knows he has a no trade clause, so he can't just be cast off.

03:22So, why mention that?

03:24Is it because, Leroy, he can already see the writing on the wall

03:29that this Lakers team is going, Luka, Luka, Luka, Luka.

03:33Oh, I love Luka so much.

03:34He's the best.

03:35This isn't the Kings team anymore.

03:36He's too old.

03:37We love Luka.

03:38And so, he's basically like, listen, this Luka, he plays no defense.

03:44I got to get out of here.

03:47That's what you got from that conversation?

03:50That's what I got from that.

03:51Oh, frog boy, please.

03:54How?

03:55This is too much, right?

03:57I thought at first when he presented, I thought he was like, oh, you know,

04:01I feel bad for LeBron.

04:02No, clearly for once in his career, he's potentially fearful of his job.

04:06And now, I realize the point was, look at LeBron, jealous of Luka.

04:11And Luka wants to get out of the Lakers.

04:14Wait.

04:15So, you say you've grown.

04:17That's mastermind.

04:17You say, I'm over that petty.

04:20Right.

04:20And then you went right back.

04:22What if he was looking for a place to finish his career that wasn't L.A.?

04:25Wow.

04:26Interesting thought.

04:27Mm-hmm.

04:29What if he was kidding?

04:32LeBron doesn't kid.

04:33LeBron doesn't kid.

04:34Really?

04:35We know him.

04:36Who, I bet you anything Dave McMenamin asked that question,

04:39and that dude's a LeBron plant.

04:40Remember when he asked the question and LeBron rehearsed the memory answer?

04:44Oh, yeah.

04:46Anytime that Lakers press conference has,

04:48he's got something else to be thinking about.

04:53Oh, dude.

04:54We haven't made it to our tour yet.

04:57Why would they do that?

04:58And you're already exhausting.

05:02How am I exhausting you?

05:03You just think it was a jokey joke.

05:05Let me ask you this.

05:06You're doing, you're doing, you got more reach right now than one of the Thompson brothers.

05:13I don't think so.

05:17You do.

05:17In fact, reported today in The Athletic by Sam Amick.

05:21Very reputable.

05:24Very reputable.

05:25How come a guy is only reputable when he says something you agree with?

05:28He's just reputable.

05:29Sam Amick is reputable.

05:31Might LeBron James think about finishing his career elsewhere?

05:37When posed that question, both league sources close to James and team sources would not rule out that possibility.

05:45And that was before they said it was the elimination game.

05:51Those sources told him that.

05:53So sauces are saying maybe he doesn't want to finish with the Lakers.

05:58Maybe he wants to run it back somewhere else.

06:09Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait.

06:14I'm scared to ask this question because I know you're going to lie.

06:18Yeah.

06:18If LeBron said, I want to go back to the heat, what would you say?

06:25I'd say a lot of time has passed, LeBron.

06:31Been through a lot.

06:32No, you wouldn't, you petty.

06:34You too petty.

06:35I just said I wasn't petty anymore about it.

06:37I got new ire.

06:38Well, because you said that because you knew this is where this conversation was going.

06:42You didn't say that.

06:43I don't know.

06:43Hard to say.

06:44Hard to say.

06:45Oh, my goodness.

06:47You know what they say?

06:48Heals all wounds.

06:49My boy.

06:50Do you know what they say?

06:52Yes.

06:53Time, Leroy.

06:55Time.

06:56You see how many players act right when they get their money?

07:01Just saying.

07:02Just saying.

07:03Time heals all wounds, Leroy.

07:06I mean, dude, he's played.

07:09He's been away a career.

07:14And here's the other thing.

07:1641-year-old LeBron.

07:25What about it?

07:27Before you say what you say, I just want you to be clear here.

07:30Okay.

07:30Because you're a bit of a fence jumper.

07:33No, I'm not.

07:34No, you are.

07:35I'm consistent.

07:35It was a mere months ago.

07:38Months ago.

07:39You were arguing with me.

07:40This man can play till he's 45 easily.

07:42Yeah.

07:43So now all of a sudden.

07:44I believe.

07:45No, no, no, no.

07:45Now all of a sudden he comes to the heat and you want to be like,

07:48no, he's 41.

07:49That's not.

07:50Just saying.

07:51That's not.

07:51Let me tell you why I said that.

07:54Okay?

07:54Because the core of your team is mid to mid-20s, right?

08:05They're all going to start getting in their prime now.

08:07Now, if you bring LeBron in, even if you have success,

08:14you're going to be revisiting the same situation every year,

08:20trying to figure out if he's going to come back.

08:23Do you want to go through that?

08:25That's the only reason why I'm saying that.

08:26I'm not saying he can't help.

08:27I'm not saying he wouldn't be an improvement to the team.

08:30But what I'm saying is, is that how many years of that you're going to get

08:36either when he decides to retire or if he decides to just go somewhere else

08:41again, is it worth it?

08:43Dave South says the old love retiring in Florida.

08:46That's true.

08:47Ooh.

08:48That's true.

08:50And with what happened with Jimmy Butler,

08:55you think they're going to give him all of his stuff?

09:00And make all those exceptions for him?

09:04Well, I do because they gave them to Jimmy Butler.

09:09And that's the thing.

09:11Yeah, but that's because Jimmy was being the worst about it.

09:16Right.

09:19I got you.

09:20Look, I hear you.

09:25Shmethen says he's going back to Cleveland with Bronny.

09:27That's how historians grow up.

09:29So here's the thing, though.

09:31It still ended pretty frosty with him and Dan Gilbert.

09:35And Dan Gilbert's now on the verge of a championship post-LeBron.

09:39Ooh.

09:39You think he really wants to do cherry on top?

09:42Like, ooh, bring a...

09:44I don't know.

09:45Maybe.

09:46I'm not going to rule it out, Shmethen.

09:47How come...

09:48Can I just add one basic point to all of this?

09:57Hmm?

09:58How come every year about this time,

10:01you go through all the other 29 teams,

10:05pick a player who you think should get out of there,

10:09and the perfect landing spot is always the Heat?

10:12I would say right now the Heat are probably at their lowest point

10:16of being the perfect landing spot.

10:18Well, because the best spot for KD is Texas and Houston.

10:21And Houston.

10:22I don't disagree with you.

10:23Okay.

10:24I don't disagree with you.

10:24So why...

10:25I'm not doing...

10:26But I...

10:26We talked about that yesterday with KD.

10:29And you were...

10:30You know, that was your number one choice out of everybody.

10:33Well, I just think that's his number one choice.

10:34He's from Texas.

10:37No, we were talking Heat options, though.

10:38You told me that was the number one option you'd go with.

10:40My number one option would be KD, but...

10:43Over LeBron?

10:46Yes.

10:47Hmm.

10:48Because of how he can score.

10:51Hmm.

10:52Right?

10:52Hmm.

10:53Like...

10:54KD is a bucket getter.

10:57Yes.

10:58LeBron can score.

11:00But here, life on the line.

11:05You need one score.

11:07You're going LeBron to KD.

11:09My life is on the line?

11:10Yep.

11:11How many points am I down?

11:13Doesn't matter.

11:14Say three.

11:14Say two.

11:15Doesn't matter.

11:16If I'm down two, I go LeBron.

11:18Yeah.

11:18Really?

11:19Yeah, he can get to the rim.

11:20Yeah.

11:21But KD can make a jumper from anywhere.

11:23Yeah, I'm down three.

11:24I'm going KD.

11:25Yeah, but sometimes he doesn't know where his feet are.

11:27Like, he's got those giant hockey feet, and he'll step on the line.

11:29Long toes.

11:33Listen.

11:34Marcos.

11:35Yes.

11:37This man at this moment in time, on Friday at 11 o'clock, does not need your assistance.

11:45I disagree.

11:46Just leave...

11:47If there's a time where you just leave somebody on the island, let him do him.

11:54He don't need to stay hydrated.

11:58Right?

11:58He don't need that.

12:00He's already digging himself a hole.

12:02I mean, he gets...

12:03He gets...

12:03You know, basically, he gets his little intangibles in Tyler Hero.

12:07Okay?

12:07The same as he's as Reeves.

12:09Right?

12:09If not better.

12:10Really?

12:11Okay?

12:12You get, you know, Bam's in shape where Luka's not.

12:15Yeah, it is.

12:16Wait, you said Bam...

12:17Let me get this right.

12:20You're saying Bam is the same as Luka?

12:22It's the same, but it's a different build.

12:23Like, the Luka thing didn't work for LeBron.

12:25I mean, it was...

12:26I mean, it didn't work this year.

12:27It was in five.

12:29It didn't work this year.

12:32You trust that Lakers front office?

12:35I do believe that they have figured out maybe we'll have to get some tall guys.

12:39We'll see.

12:41They lemon-lawed one guy, and then their ego-filled coach played Maxi Klebert in play in two months

12:49instead of playing somebody who, in Jackson Hayes, who's actually been in their rotation.

12:53Can you trust an ego like that if you're LeBron?

12:56I think LeBron doesn't realize.

12:57Here's the thing.

12:58He created a monster in J.J. Redick.

13:00And listen, sometimes Dr. Frankenstein doesn't realize what he's created, but he hosted a podcast

13:05with Podcast Boy.

13:06He's like, you could be a coach.

13:08He's like, I could be a coach.

13:14Happens sometimes.

13:15Why are you doing this?

13:17Taylor Swift created Sabrina Carpenter.

13:18Didn't realize the Frankenstein she created.

13:22Coming first, but...

13:23Yep.

13:24Mm-hmm.

13:25Mm-hmm.

13:26Mm-hmm.

13:27Mm-hmm.

13:28Mm-hmm.

13:29Mm-hmm.

13:30Mm-hmm.

13:31Mm-hmm.

13:32Mm-hmm.

13:33Mm-hmm.

13:34Mm-hmm.

13:35Mm-hmm.

13:36Mm-hmm.

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