{"id":3374,"date":"2024-11-22T08:42:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T08:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=3374"},"modified":"2024-11-22T08:42:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T08:42:48","slug":"michael-jordan-must-be-chuckling-at-lebrons-babyish-exit-skip-bayless-rips-lebron-james-for-quitting-social-media-after-sharing-hate-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=3374","title":{"rendered":"“Michael Jordan must be chuckling at LeBron’s babyish exit” – Skip Bayless rips LeBron James for quitting social media after sharing “hate” rant.."},"content":{"rendered":"

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LA Lakers\u00a0superstar forward\u00a0LeBron James<\/strong>\u00a0announced on Wednesday his decision to take a social media hiatus after citing sports media’s emphasis on “negativity.” However, that didn’t stop renowned James critic Skip Bayless from targeting the four-time MVP’s mental toughness.<\/p>\n

Before his announcement, James shared Phoenix Suns superstar forward\u00a0Kevin Durant’s longtime manager Rich Kleiman’s tweet about sports media’s pessimism.<\/p>\n

“With so much hate and negativity in the world today, it confuses me why some of national sports media still think that the best way to cover sports is through negative takes,” Kleiman wrote.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“We can all acknowledge that sports is the last part of society that universally brings people together. So why can’t the coverage do the same? It’s only clickbait when you say it. When the platform is so big, you can make the change and allow us all an escape from real-life negativity. I for one find it all a waste of breath.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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