Skip Bayless Questions LeBron James’ Absence At Dwyane Wade’s Hall Of Fame Weekend

Skip Bayless uses Dwyane Wade’s induction to take another shot at LeBron James.

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade’s Hall Of Fame induction featured a weekend full of praise and recognition in basketball infamy.

But somehow, journalist Skip Bayless turned it into an opportunity to scrutinize LeBron James. Wade’s former superstar teammate was not present at the induction, leading Bayless to question his absence.

“I have no idea why LeBron James was not at Dwayne Wade’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony or his after party,” Bayless said on his show’s recent episode. “I am 99.9 percent sure LeBron was not there, and that shocked me. I found that extremely odd. I thought LeBron and D-Wade were extremely close.”

“Where was LeBron?!”

— @RealSkipBayless on the King’s absence from D-Wade's HOF induction pic.twitter.com/vGI1ZCSjUs

— The Skip Bayless Show (@SkipBaylessShow) August 17, 2023

He then named the other NBA stars that were there, emphasizing their presence ahead of someone closer to Wade.

“CP3 was there on Saturday,” Bayless said. “Melo was there on Saturday, Chris Bosh was there, Pat Riley was there. Everybody was there except for LeBron. Did anybody out there find that weird, bizarre, or crazy the way I did? Why wasn’t more made out of this? Oh yeah, that’s right. LeBron James is the most protected athlete in the history of sports. So I guess, we gotta sweep that under the carpet and move along. Nothing to see here, except for me.”

James’ absence could have to do with his son Bronny’s recent cardiac arrest during a USC practice. But that probably never even crossed Bayless’ mind.

His insensitivity toward these situations is nothing new. He infamously tweeted about Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin when he suffered the same injury. Moreover, his James criticism is to expected at this point.

Nevertheless, Wade hasn’t displayed any negative feelings about the ordeal, and James has yet to address it.

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