It’s not often that the NBA crosses paths with Major League Baseball. As a sport with two different demographics, there isn’t a whole lot of overlap there.
But in the midst of a major cheating scandal regarding the 2017 MLB Champion Houston Astros, Lebron James gave his perspective, admitting that he’d be “irate” and demanding that the league step in and fix it.
Listen I know I don’t play baseball but I am in Sports and I know if someone cheated me out of winning the title and I found out about it I would be F*^king irate! I mean like uncontrollable about what I would/could do! Listen here baseball commissioner listen to your…..
— LeBron James (@KingJames) February 18, 2020
players speaking today about how disgusted, mad, hurt, broken, etc etc about this. Literally the ball(⚾️) is in your court(or should I say field) and you need to fix this for the sake of Sports! #JustMyThoughtsComingFromASportsJunkieRegardlessMyOwnSportIPlay
— LeBron James (@KingJames) February 18, 2020
For those that don’t know, it recently came to light that the Astros were using cameras to steal opposing teams’ signs during the 2017-18 season. With the knowledge they were able to illegally gain, they informed their batters what kinds of pitches would be thrown and thus gained a pretty significant advantage over their competitors.
Despite guys being fired from the team, and being handed multi-year suspensions, they were able to keep their world-series victory — something many in the community feel should have been stripped from them.
The MLB clearly has not done enough in the eyes of the player. And, according to LeBron James, those at the top need to really listen to what their stars are saying.
