"When I got my report card, I thought,' Damn it,' James said, looking disappointed. I won't say,' Oh, you're great. I've been playing the winning ball all my life.' I'm not like this. I thought, damn it, because I played with Pity Sutra for three seasons. When I was there, I just wanted to see him become the MVP of our league. I only care about his success, but it doesn't fit.
"As soon as I got the report card, I said,' Damn it,' James said, looking disappointed." I'm not saying, "Oh, you fell. I've been winning all my life. I'm not like that. I said, damn it, because I played with Owen for three seasons. When I was there, I just wanted to see him become the most valuable player in our league. I only care about his success, but there is no agreement between us.
"It's just inconsistent, we can win the championship. This is the craziest thing: we can still win the championship, we can never form an alliance, but I only care about his health on and off the court-it hurts me a little. "
"Just inconsistent, we won the championship. Then this is the craziest thing: we still have the ability to win the championship. But I only care about his health on and off the court. (What he said) made me feel a little hurt. "
James's comments are a direct response to Owen's 10/0/podcast on ETC and Durant. He was asked which of the two stars would pitch with 10 seconds left at the critical moment.
"That depends on who is hot. I don't think there is anything else. "A three-pick-and-roll is either iso for any of us or a great thing for our team," Owen said. "One thing I have always felt comfortable with is that I feel that I am the best choice in every team I have played for. For the first time in my career, when I look down, I think,' That MF can also throw that ball.' "
"It depends on who feels very hot. I don't think this is anything else. Owen said: "Choose one from three" means that I always feel comfortable, which means that I feel that I am the best choice for every team I have played for. I can look down on myself for the first time in my career.
Owen later denied these claims.
This is an attack on James, and then it is portrayed as a wrong, media-driven narrative.
"Why do you always have to fight with your brothers? Why? If I want to talk to anyone, I will say their names, "he said in a video recorded on Instagram. "Come on. Don't listen to false statements. Let people live their lives.
"This is just a game. Talk about art, talk about sports. We talk openly, we talk freely, but because we live in a bait-clicking society, it becomes bigger. You don't have to defend it. This is the media; It is entertainment. At any time, I won't let it set me against anyone, because that's not what it means. We talk freely and openly. This is our society. Say how you feel. Don't set me against anyone. It was never like this. This is about love. Peace. "
"This is just an action. Talk about art, talk about sports. We speak freely, but because we live in a bait-clicking society, things get bigger. You don't have to defend it. This is the media, this is entertainment. I won't let it make me confront anyone at any time, because that's not its purpose. We speak freely. This is our society. Say how you feel. Don't make me oppose others. Never been like this. It's about love. Peace. "
James and Owen fought side by side for four seasons, 20 16 years, and they brought the Cleveland Cavaliers the first championship in team history. As James explained in the podcast, the two never "formed an alliance". Owen sought a greater role in the shadow of James, and made a trading request on 20 17.