LeBron James On Boston Celtics Fans: `They Racist As F***

James says Boston is the toughest place to play because of their fans

Shandel Richardson | Jul 15, 2022

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LeBron James is once again causing controversy on his talk show, "The Shop."

This time, James took aim at Boston Celtics fans. When asked about his toughest places to play, James answered without hesitation.

"Boston," said James, who led the Miami Heat to two titles during his tenure in 2010-14. "Because they racist as f***. They will say anything and it's fine. It's my life. I've been dealing with it my whole life. I don't mind it. I hear it. If I hear somebody like close by, I'll check them real quick. I move on to the game ... They might throw something on you. I got a beer thrown on me leaving the game."

James is hardly the first NBA player to make this accusation. For James, this is his second controversial comment in the past week. Last week he suggested WNBA star Brittney Griner, who is detained in Russia on drug charges, not return to the United States because he felt the government didn't do enough to get her released.

"Over 110 days, now how could she feel like America has her back?" James said on The Shop. "I would be feeling like, 'Do I even want to go back to America?'"

James later clarified his statement.

"My comments on 'The Shop' regarding Brittney Griner wasn't knocking our beautiful country," James wrote on social media. "I was simply saying how she's probably feeling emotionally along with so many other emotions, thoughts, etc inside that cage she's been in for over 100+ days! Long story short #BringHerHome."

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Published Jul 15, 2022

SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here