LeBron James reiterates displeasure playing in Memphis, Milwaukee; adds Cleveland to list

LeBron James connected Saturday doubled down connected his comments astir his dislike for playing successful the cities of Memphis and Milwaukee, and threw Cleveland into the premix arsenic well.

The Los Angeles Lakers prima appeared connected "Bob Does Sports" and criticized Memphis. He said the league would beryllium amended disconnected if the squad moved to Nashville – a metropolis that already has the NFL’s Tennessee Titans and the NHL’s Nashville Predators playing determination with hopes of a aboriginal MLB team.

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Cleveland Cavaliers defender James Harden dribbles arsenic Los Angeles Lakers guardant LeBron James defends during the archetypal fractional of an NBA crippled successful Los Angeles connected March 31, 2026. (Mark J. Terrill/AP)

He besides appeared to instrumentality contented with playing connected a "random f---ing Tuesday successful Milwaukee."

James received backlash connected societal media for his remarks and was asked astir his comments during practice.

"Milwaukee was, too. Did they miss that one, too? They didn’t spot that?" helium said erstwhile asked astir the Memphis remarks, via The Athletic. "Forty-one years old. It’s 2 cities I bash not similar playing successful close now. That’s Milwaukee, and that’s Memphis. What is the problem?

"I don’t similar going location either. S---, and I’m from there. People are ridiculous. They besides get huffy astatine my lad (Bronny) being connected the team, too. So what are we talking about? People request to fig retired different ways to enactment their vigor to different things that’s important. Like seriously? I’m not talking astir the city, similar the radical successful Memphis. I don’t similar staying astatine the Hyatt Centric. What’s incorrect with that? Nothing. What are we talking about? What are we talking about? People request to chill the hellhole out."

Los Angeles Lakers guardant LeBron James talks to defender Bronny James during the archetypal fractional of an NBA crippled against the Cleveland Cavaliers successful Los Angeles connected March 31, 2026. (Mark J. Terrill/AP)

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Memphis Grizzlies caput manager Tuomas Iisalo and Toronto Raptors caput manager Darko Rajakovic responded to James’ remarks. Rajakovic was an adjunct with the Grizzlies earlier helium took the Raptors’ job.

"I tin accidental from my ain position that I person the implicit other — 180-degree position connected that," Iisalo said. "The Memphis wherever we person arrived little than 2 years agone has been precise warm. Very welcoming."

Rajakovic suggested helium didn’t truly attraction astir what different radical said astir the city.

"I don't attraction what the remainder of the satellite thinks. I emotion the radical of Memphis," helium said. "I emotion the food. I emotion each azygous clip I travel implicit here."

Lakers guardant LeBron James brings the shot up tribunal during the 2nd fractional against the Washington Wizards successful Los Angeles connected March 30, 2026. (Ryan Sun/AP Photo)

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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