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Former Lakers big man Kwame Brown, who previously warned that James could turn out to be a bust, slammed the guard, as well as his famous father, superstar LeBron James, in a YouTube video (at 0:20). "Bronny's performance last night, it was horrendous, like I just don't understand," Brown said. "He has a father who's arguably the best player who ever played the game, but it shows that it was just off of his athleticism, because his son don't know the basic principles."

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Kwame Brown: "He’s supposed to cut, or if the guy drives, you fill in behind. I don’t understand how he doesn’t understand these basic concepts if his daddy is LeBron. These are simple concepts. This is not bashing him; it’s just that these commentators are not going to talk basketball talk."

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Kwame Brown: "No, I'm not an MJ fan. Listen, I got no reason to be an MJ fan. That motherf****r slapped me in the back of my head one day. But I'm just, I got no reason to do — no reason at all. I'm just, I just saw the work and the dedication. This old Negro was getting up at 39 years old. He never cheated the game, whether he went out, whatever he did. The Breakfast Club was real. I’m like, I joined the Breakfast Club because I couldn’t believe it. I’m like, ain’t no way this old, after being up standing there all night gambling, no way this gonna be here at 6:00. That dude was already in the weight room lifting at 5:45. I’m like, he's a machine. I couldn’t believe it. Every morning, he’s like that. No matter what he does, he never cheated the game."

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Kwame Brown on LeBron James: "But the problem is, when he plays teams like Chicago or Boston, who have real solid principles, he has trouble. And so the old-school players wouldn't have any trouble with LeBron because, at 39, he should have developed a mid-range and a post game, and he still hasn't yet. He still has the athletic ability to just go 94 feet — which, I don't know how, but he still has it. But if he didn't have this athleticism, his game really hasn't evolved outside of a three and putting his head down and going to the basket. He doesn't go like Paul Pierce, getting to a spot, pulling up. Those are the things you normally see out of a superstar player."

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Kwame Brown on Bronny James:"But I see a guy who’s athletic that needs to learn how to cut and slash more until he gets more comfortable with shooting. If he doesn’t learn how to play the point guard, I don’t think he’s as strong as David Wesley. At his size — 6’1, 6’2 — he’s the only guy that I’ve seen who could play that spot at the two. If he doesn’t learn how to bring the ball up, he’s going to be a poor man’s Juan Dixon. I think he’ll bounce around. His daddy has enough power with Klutch Sports to keep him in the league, but after that, if he doesn’t learn how to play point, he’s gonna fizzle out."

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Kwame Brown: "This is the travesty that people are not realizing. They’re acting like the 55th pick ain’t nothing. But don’t you think the kid from NC State, who is a proven double-double monster, could have been a project? Lose a little weight — this kid is a monster. What’s his name, the center for NC State? DJ Burns. How can you make a case for Bronny James, a guy that had a heart issue, that hadn’t proven anything, against a guy that went to a good school and put up numbers against everybody?"

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In the 14-year span from 1979 to 1993, we saw four no. 1s who would win multiple titles as their team’s centerpiece: Magic Johnson (1979), Hakeem Olajuwon (1984), David Robinson (1987), and Shaquille O’Neal (1992). Several others would become Hall of Famers, including James Worthy (1982), Patrick Ewing (1985), and Chris Webber (1993). But the past 25 years have been strewn with disappointments, from Kwame Brown (2001) to Greg Oden (2007) to Anthony Bennett (2013) to Markelle Fultz (2017). Some no. 1s found sustained stardom—Griffin, Derrick Rose (2008), John Wall (2010)—but hit a ceiling or were sapped by injuries. Even Deandre Ayton (2018), who made the 2021 Finals as the Phoenix Suns’ third-best player, now looks like another cautionary tale.

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Legion Hoops: Kwame Brown on LeBron: “People say LeBron is the GOAT because he controls the media… no NBA player actually thinks LeBron is the GOAT.” (via Dreamers Pro)

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LakeShowYo: Kwame Brown WENT OFF on Gilbert Arenas 😳 “What gives a gun-toting dumb son of a b*tch the credibility to talk about anybody?” 😭😭

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StatMuse: Most blocks by a player on their 20th birthday: 5 — Victor Wembanyama 3 — Myles Turner 2 — Chris Bosh 2 — Kwame Brown The only players to record multiple blocks. pic.twitter.com/H36a1tRWke

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Ball Don't Lie: “I wish I could do that over. I wouldn’t do it.” Stephen A. would take back his rant on Kwame Brown 🫡 (via @PodcastPShow) pic.twitter.com/08y3LFEclx

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As such, it comes as no surprise that the pitchforks have come out, and despite all that he did to try and carry the Lakers in this series, LeBron has unsurprisingly taken a lot of blame for LA’s failures this season. Just ask former Lakers big man Kwame Brown, who had more than a few unsavory things to say about the NBA’s all-time leading scorer: “If I had a LeBron James jersey, I’d be burning it right now,” Brown said. “If I had a LeBron James jersey it would be on fire right now. … I must say, the bust is upset. … I discovered, LeBron, you not that, bruh. I’m sorry. I can’t hate to say it — you’re a stat sheet junkie. You a bad boy when it comes to stats. Throughout history, the little nerds are gonna look up your statline, and they gonna say ‘He’s gotta be the greatest player to ever play the game.’ And people who actually play are gonna know that is bulls**t.”

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ClutchPoints: “Throughout history, the little nerds are gonna look up your statline and say ‘He’s gotta be the greatest player to ever play the game’. And people who actually play are gonna know that is bulls**t” Kwame Brown calls out LeBron James pic.twitter.com/nYGZBySCB0

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After the scandal broke out, a video surfaced where former NBA player Kwame Brown passionately talks about the subject, calling Morant stupid. "So, Ja Morant, you like to play with guns, huh? You like to play with guns, huh boy? You like to play with guns... Instead of you just being at your house buying all the guns you want, playing with all the guns you want off camera, you want to get in trouble for having a gun at a club, give a bull**it apology and show a gun on Instagram Live. I've heard of NBA Youngboy but you NBA dumb boy. You gotta be the dumbest mother****er in the league," Kwame began.

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