NBA: LeBron James temporarily leaves social networks

It is an increasingly common choice to preserve oneself. A question of mental health. Like others before him, LeBron James has decided to move away from social networks. The Los Angeles Lakers star, who has 212 million subscribers on Instagram and X, reposted a post from Rich Kleiman, longtime agent of NBA star Kevin Durant.

“With so much hate and negativity in the world today, I don’t understand why many of the national sports media still think the best way to cover sports is (to do it) through negative angles.” Kleiman wrote on X, adding: “I personally find this all a waste of time.“. “AMEN!!“, agreed “King James” by sharing Kleiman’s words.”And that being said, I salute you all! I’m leaving social media for the moment. Everyone take care of yourselves“, he added in a second message.

The first player to score more than 40,000 points in the NBA, aged 39, has already stayed away from the platforms, usually, he explains, to concentrate on his sport. But after his team’s victory against the Utah Jazz (124-118) on Tuesday, James expressed his irritation at the criticism of certain Internet users. Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht then performed well by scoring 37 points, demonstrating a talent that James claims to have observed since his teammate’s university years.

“Everyone on the internet calls me a liar all the time (…) They say I lie about everything. So what am I here for? I was told that. I observed him. I observed a lot“the University of Tennessee team that Knecht was a member of,” James said.