Lakers’ LeBron James and why he won’t respond to Kevin Durant’s criticism

LeBron James is not going to feed into the negativity without knowing the full story. Following the Los Angeles Lakers’ dramatic 121-113 win over the San Antonio Spurs, the focus immediately shifted from LeBron’s 41-point night into questions regarding recent comments from NBA legends Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson and Kevin Durant. The past several days have featured criticism from the aforementioned three players aimed at LeBron.

However, the most stinging criticism of all likely came from Durant, who argued that playing in the same environment as the four-time MVP is “toxic,” both on and off the court. He went into full detail on why that’s the case, saying that LeBron has a bunch of “fanboys” following him and that it’s difficult adapting your play style to the three-time NBA champion.

Instead of taking shots at Durant or even responding to his rival’s claims, James took the high road, instead opting to know the full context of his quotes before giving an answer. “I would love to see the whole transcript of what was asked of him, the context it was asked of him, why it was asked and the whole thing,” James said. “So I’m not gonna comment on it because I don’t know the whole thing. That would be stupid on my part. I’m a veteran.”

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