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Skip Bayless's Harsh Criticism of LeBron James "Such a Baby"

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Nick Wright | Last updated Nov 22, 2024 2:38 PM ET

Skip Bayless is at it again, criticizing LeBron James's response to social media skeptics. The controversial sports personality recently unleashed a tirade on The Skip Bayless Show about James' reaction to fans questioning his claims about watching Dalton Knecht in college.

"LeBron James has done it again. He's given me yet another reason for why he's just not the GOAT!" Bayless began, before launching into his critique of James's mental toughness.

"He can just be so fragile, so vulnerable, so mentally weak, such a thin skinned diva, ultimately, such a baby!"

The source of his criticism? LeBron's postgame comments about social media users doubting that he watched Knecht play at Tennessee.

"Come on LeBron, you're so much better than this—a player of your magnitude, of your caliber, acting like this about social media? Are you kidding me?"

Bayless then broke down the specific incident:

"So I'm watching the postgame live out here... and LeBron's pissy about Dalton Knecht. Why LeBron? He says people on the internet are calling him a liar for saying that he closely watched a lot of Dalton Knecht's games at Tennessee and that he loved him and that people don't believe that he actually watched a lot of Dalton Knecht at Tennessee."

The sports commentator pointed out the irony of James's massive social media following: "I've closely watched LeBron, I study his every move, I'm fascinated in him... You're it, LeBron, but you're not the GOAT. He's got 159 million IG followers. He's got 52.9 million followers on X. Man that is social media impact, LeBron... I will bet you that he might have seen [only] two or three people say 'oh, come on, LeBron.'"

Bayless concluded with a final jab: "He's actually said, I'm off social media, I'm going to take my ball and I'm going to go home because you people called me a liar. What a baby!"