LeBron James Unfollows Rachel Nichols After She Disrespected His Son Bronny

Rachel Nichols is the latest big name to have been unfollowed by LeBron James.

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Rachel Nichols appears to have gotten on LeBron James’ bad side thanks to some recent comments she made. An account on X revealed that James recently unfollowed Nichols on the platform.

“LeBron James is no longer following
Rachel Nichols.”

As for why James might have gotten upset with Nichols, it appears to be due to some comments she made about his son, Bronny James, on Undisputed.

“Will he ever be a star? I don’t think so,” Nichols said. “It does not seem like just his size and some of the other things about the way he plays, I don’t think he’s a future star player.”

(starts at 0:26 mark):

https://twitter.com/undisputed/status/1805617167573930250

Nichols felt that Bronny’s upside was being a solid defensive guard and compared him to the likes of Marcus Smart and Davion Mitchell. I would say that was a pretty fair analysis from the 50-year-old.

If there was a realistic chance that Bronny could become a superstar, then he would have been a consensus first-round pick and he wasn’t that. The Los Angeles Lakers ended up selecting the 19-year-old with the 55th pick of the 2024 NBA Draft and some still criticized the pick.

Bronny averaged 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.8 steals, and 0.2 blocks per game as a freshman for USC and the prevalent notion is that he only got drafted because LeBron is his father. Anyone who thinks that played no role in the Lakers picking him, is probably being a bit too naive.

Getting back to Nichols, if this was truly the reason why James unfollowed her, then I do feel for her to an extent. That was a pretty fair assessment of Bronny’s abilities. At no point did she claim he doesn’t deserve to be in the league or that he will certainly be a bust. Nichols even stated Bronny could be as good as Smart, who won DPOY in 2022.


LeBron James Had Gone On An Unfollowing Spree Previously

This isn’t the first time this month, that James has raised eyebrows with his activity on X. LeBron went on a mysterious unfollow spree a couple of weeks ago, as the 39-year-old unfollowed Ben Simmons, Kendrick Perkins, and Blake Griffin.

While many were puzzled as to why Simmons and Griffin were unfollowed, there appeared to be a fairly clear reason why Perkins was. A few days earlier, Perkins had ripped LeBron for trying to steal the moment from the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks. He claimed his former teammate was trying to “weasel” his way into someone else’s moment as he has done in the past.

Perkins wildly reacted to James unfollowing him by stating that not everyone followed Jesus. I think that act did bother the big man, as the two of them appeared to be good friends at one point. Perkins having no filter on television has led to him burning a lot of bridges and this seems to have been another instance of that.

It will be interesting to see if Nichols responds to James unfollowing her at some point. She isn’t quite as unfiltered as Perkins, though, so the response would be quite measured and nothing like his.

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Gautam Varier is a staff writer and columnist for Fadeaway World from Mumbai, India. He graduated from Symbiosis International University with a Master of Business specializing in Sports Management in 2020. This educational achievement enables Gautam to apply sophisticated analytical techniques to his incisive coverage of basketball, blending business acumen with sports knowledge.Before joining Fadeaway World in 2022, Gautam honed his journalistic skills at Sportskeeda and SportsKPI, where he covered a range of sports topics with an emphasis on basketball. His passion for the sport was ignited after witnessing the high-octane offense of the Steve Nash-led Phoenix Suns. Among the Suns, Shawn Marion stood out to Gautam as an all-time underrated NBA player. Marion’s versatility as a defender and his rebounding prowess, despite being just 6’7”, impressed Gautam immensely. He admired Marion’s finishing ability at the rim and his shooting, despite an unconventional jump shot, believing that Marion’s skill set would have been even more appreciated in today’s NBA.This transformative experience not only deepened his love for basketball but also shaped his approach to sports writing, enabling him to connect with readers through vivid storytelling and insightful analysis.
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