Former NBA All-Star Talks About the Biggest Issue With LeBron James

LeBron James has always been one of the more polarizing players in the NBA. When you enter the league with the amount of hype that LeBron did, there’s always going to be plenty of critics and haters. There’s been one former player, however, who seems to have a lot of negative things to say about LeBron. Tim Hardaway Sr. recently went on the Crossover Podcast and talked about the hard part of having LeBron as part of your organization. 

"It's a lot of drama every day…Every day it's a lot of drama with LeBron James. Every f**king day. What Rich Paul said as an agent, you don't talk about trading somebody during the season. You don't talk about nobody else's client. Austin Reaves is not your client. Don't talk about somebody else's client, what the Lakers should do, and how they should do it. That's not your concern. That is in today's game. You know what? The old commissioner David Stern would have fined him. Dillon Brooks said these guys shouldn't have podcasts. I've been saying that for the last 10 years!"

There’s no doubt that having LeBron on your team brings a lot of drama. Part of that is because LeBron comes with championship expectations. It is also because LeBron uses his power to get what he wants. If he wants a player gone, he is going to use his agent or media connections to make it happen. 

Supposedly, Paul and LeBron didn’t have any discussion about Austin Reaves before Paul made his comments about the Lakers trading Reaves. Regardless, if your agent is saying stuff in the media about your teammates, that creates drama. So, as great as LeBron is, especially as he ages, some teams might question whether he is worth his giant contract and the drama that comes with him.