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LeBron James appeared on "The Pat McAfee Show" on Wednesday and shared his candid thoughts about NBA reporter Brian Windhorst during the discussion.

"I see Brian Windhorst on one of these shows not too long ago. The guy who says he’s like my (expletive) best friend," James said. "These guys … it’s weird."

In another exchange, the Lakers star referenced previous comments about his early deal with Nike. Windhorst had previously mentioned that LeBron chose the number 23 because he wanted to be the face of the NBA, inspired by Michael Jordan and his partnership with Nike.

However, during the "The Pat McAfee Show," LeBron clarified that he signed with Nike primarily for the signing bonus, which would allow him to help move his mom out of a difficult living situation. He also expressed a desire to wear Nike gear off the court.

Windy on Lebron:

"He chose to wear 23. He also said I never asked to be the face of the league. Of course he asked to be the face of the league. He signed a $90 million Nike contract. Why? Because of Jordan" pic.twitter.com/aiQLUUH7hL
— Oh No He Didn't (@ohnohedidnt24) February 28, 2025
Brian Windhorst and LeBron James history

Brian Windhorst, a seasoned NBA reporter, has been covering the league for several years. He and James are both from Akron. Windhorst started his career reporting on the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2003 to 2008 and later joined ESPN in 2010. His association with LeBron James dates back to James' high school days at St. Vincent-St. Mary, and he has been following his career closely ever since.

“I do wear number 23 because of Michael Jordan..

I signed with Nike because I got a hell of a signing bonus and moved my mom outta the hood the day after I signed that contract..

I also wanted to wear Nike off the court” @KingJames #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/BNyQ8Lfhpu
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) March 26, 2025

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/lebron-james-shared-candid-thoughts-170718339.html

I actually can see Lebron point here

This fat weirdo made a career from reporting on James and it's actually nice to see this slap on the face towards an unwanted nuisance like Windhorst. Love to see a groveling obese loser get slapped in the face by the man who he has been appeasing to for decades now ... And Windhorst responded by saying "lebron doesn't owe me anything. I owe him a lot."

LOL

I'm sure anyone who has worked in a corporate environment or almost any structured work environment with multiple employees has seen these brown noser loser types ... Trade their dignity for capital or hierarchial gain ... Disgusting

Brian isn't fat he just doesn't leave the house without taping a phonebook to his stomach he's from the streets

LeBron is getting into his old man years of saying whatever he feels. He has Eff you status and eff you money. I an here for it, time to expose all these clowns that made careers off being leeches and haters.

Palma Dutch wrote:Brian isn't fat he just doesn't leave the house without taping a phonebook to his stomach he's from the streets

Yeah and he subcutaneously inflates his head with helium to get that endlessly expanding area under his chin and that stupid girly voice

NO-KG-AI wrote:LeBron is getting into his old man years of saying whatever he feels. He has Eff you status and eff you money. I an here for it, time to expose all these clowns that made careers off being leeches and haters.

I don't even like lebron and I agree with this criticism of Windhorst by him

Windhorst offers no real analysis and has zero talent or ability

But we see this fat bastard on TV year after year


Anyone can do what he does and most people would at least look and sound better than him doing it ... Fat **** wasn't made for tv or even radio but somehow is always there because of his so called "association" with lebron

HighFlyer23 wrote:

NO-KG-AI wrote:LeBron is getting into his old man years of saying whatever he feels. He has Eff you status and eff you money. I an here for it, time to expose all these clowns that made careers off being leeches and haters.

I don't even like lebron and I agree with this criticism of Windhorst by him

Windhorst offers no real analysis and has zero talent or ability

But we see this fat bastard on TV year after year

Windhorst is a reporter. Why does everyone have to be a “nba analyst”. That’s what is wrong with sports media. Way too many debate shows on tv where everyone is yelling. I rather have Windhorst than loud mouth SA and Skip any day of the week.

Will save yall some time:

- LeBron basically calls Windy a weirdo
- Windy takes the high road
- OP: haha what a fat loser!!

AleksandarN wrote:

HighFlyer23 wrote:

NO-KG-AI wrote:LeBron is getting into his old man years of saying whatever he feels. He has Eff you status and eff you money. I an here for it, time to expose all these clowns that made careers off being leeches and haters.

I don't even like lebron and I agree with this criticism of Windhorst by him

Windhorst offers no real analysis and has zero talent or ability

But we see this fat bastard on TV year after year

Windhorst is a reporter. Why does everyone have to be a “nba analyst”. That’s what is wrong with sports media. Way too many debate shows on tv where everyone is yelling. I rather have Windhorst than loud mouth SA and Skip any day of the week.

There's zero percent chance he would be where he's at if he wasn't linked to lebron in some way


And now we finally see the truth behind him and lebron



This guy weaseled his way into a career built on a fake association with one of the biggest sports stars

I thought Windhorst's response was very self-aware. He knows that his reporting on Bron got him to where he is today.

Isn't this like 10 days old news? everyone talked about it already, hoops collective addressed it. LeBron had a right to call out Windy on his Nike comment, because that was stupid comment, but the rest of it is pretty sad and dumb, WIndy never saw LeBron as friend, this is just a low blow attempt to make person look pathetic - oh, he thinks we are friends, we are not...

OP didn't make himself look like a likable person at all, wow, calling Windhorst a fat loser... What a pathetic thread, Windy came out on top from this debacle with his response, made LeBron look in the wrong, and its no surprise the only people who took LeBrons sides are the types who would call people fat loser. Again, felt sad and disgusted reading OPs thoughts here, some people can be such ****.

At least skip clapped back when KD gave him a negative response

This fatass admitted he's undeservingly enjoyed a full career based on deceit and coattail riding

UcanUwill wrote:Isn't this like 10 days old news? Averyone talked about it already, hoops collective addressed it. LeBron had a right to call out Windy on his Nike comment, because that was stupid comment, but the rest of it is pretty sad and dumb, WIndy never saw LeBron as friend, this is just a low blow attempt to make person look pathetic - oh, he thinks we are friends, we are not...

It was definitely implied they had some kind of friendship or association


Windhorst even admitted that he enjoyed a long career based on a false pretense that him and lebron were friends


The only people who can support Windhorst are those who have also faked their way into positions or roles that they didn't have the merit to be in

HighFlyer23 wrote:LeBron James appeared on "The Pat McAfee Show" on Wednesday and shared his candid thoughts about NBA reporter Brian Windhorst during the discussion.

"I see Brian Windhorst on one of these shows not too long ago. The guy who says he’s like my (expletive) best friend," James said. "These guys … it’s weird."

In another exchange, the Lakers star referenced previous comments about his early deal with Nike. Windhorst had previously mentioned that LeBron chose the number 23 because he wanted to be the face of the NBA, inspired by Michael Jordan and his partnership with Nike.

However, during the "The Pat McAfee Show," LeBron clarified that he signed with Nike primarily for the signing bonus, which would allow him to help move his mom out of a difficult living situation. He also expressed a desire to wear Nike gear off the court.

Windy on Lebron:

"He chose to wear 23. He also said I never asked to be the face of the league. Of course he asked to be the face of the league. He signed a $90 million Nike contract. Why? Because of Jordan" pic.twitter.com/aiQLUUH7hL
— Oh No He Didn't (@ohnohedidnt24) February 28, 2025
Brian Windhorst and LeBron James history

Brian Windhorst, a seasoned NBA reporter, has been covering the league for several years. He and James are both from Akron. Windhorst started his career reporting on the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2003 to 2008 and later joined ESPN in 2010. His association with LeBron James dates back to James' high school days at St. Vincent-St. Mary, and he has been following his career closely ever since.

“I do wear number 23 because of Michael Jordan..

I signed with Nike because I got a hell of a signing bonus and moved my mom outta the hood the day after I signed that contract..

I also wanted to wear Nike off the court” @KingJames #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/BNyQ8Lfhpu
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) March 26, 2025

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/lebron-james-shared-candid-thoughts-170718339.html

I actually can see Lebron point here

This fat weirdo made a career from reporting on James and it's actually nice to see this slap on the face towards an unwanted nuisance like Windhorst. Love to see a groveling obese loser get slapped in the face by the man who he has been appeasing to for decades now ... And Windhorst responded by saying "lebron doesn't owe me anything. I owe him a lot."

LOL

I'm sure anyone who has worked in a corporate environment or almost any structured work environment with multiple employees has seen these brown noser loser types ... Trade their dignity for capital or hierarchial gain ... Disgusting

soooo,,,,,,, you don't like windhorst, yes?

I listen to windhorst all the time and I NEVER heard windy refer to Lebron as a bestie

Windy doesn't need LeBron, Wemby is his new best friend now!

Lalouie wrote:soooo,,,,,,, you don't like windhorst, yes?

I listen to windhorst all the time and I NEVER heradwindy refer to Lebron as a bestie

No, that's definitely true. He brings up LeBron a lot and tells stories about him, but he never said they had any kind of special relationship. It's the other guys on the show who mock Windy with how he "discovered" LeBron.

Lalouie wrote:

HighFlyer23 wrote:LeBron James appeared on "The Pat McAfee Show" on Wednesday and shared his candid thoughts about NBA reporter Brian Windhorst during the discussion.

"I see Brian Windhorst on one of these shows not too long ago. The guy who says he’s like my (expletive) best friend," James said. "These guys … it’s weird."

In another exchange, the Lakers star referenced previous comments about his early deal with Nike. Windhorst had previously mentioned that LeBron chose the number 23 because he wanted to be the face of the NBA, inspired by Michael Jordan and his partnership with Nike.

However, during the "The Pat McAfee Show," LeBron clarified that he signed with Nike primarily for the signing bonus, which would allow him to help move his mom out of a difficult living situation. He also expressed a desire to wear Nike gear off the court.

Windy on Lebron:

"He chose to wear 23. He also said I never asked to be the face of the league. Of course he asked to be the face of the league. He signed a $90 million Nike contract. Why? Because of Jordan" pic.twitter.com/aiQLUUH7hL
— Oh No He Didn't (@ohnohedidnt24) February 28, 2025
Brian Windhorst and LeBron James history

Brian Windhorst, a seasoned NBA reporter, has been covering the league for several years. He and James are both from Akron. Windhorst started his career reporting on the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2003 to 2008 and later joined ESPN in 2010. His association with LeBron James dates back to James' high school days at St. Vincent-St. Mary, and he has been following his career closely ever since.

“I do wear number 23 because of Michael Jordan..

I signed with Nike because I got a hell of a signing bonus and moved my mom outta the hood the day after I signed that contract..

I also wanted to wear Nike off the court” @KingJames #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/BNyQ8Lfhpu
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) March 26, 2025

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/lebron-james-shared-candid-thoughts-170718339.html

I actually can see Lebron point here

This fat weirdo made a career from reporting on James and it's actually nice to see this slap on the face towards an unwanted nuisance like Windhorst. Love to see a groveling obese loser get slapped in the face by the man who he has been appeasing to for decades now ... And Windhorst responded by saying "lebron doesn't owe me anything. I owe him a lot."

LOL

I'm sure anyone who has worked in a corporate environment or almost any structured work environment with multiple employees has seen these brown noser loser types ... Trade their dignity for capital or hierarchial gain ... Disgusting

soooo,,,,,,, you don't like windhorst, yes?

I listen to windhorst all the time and I NEVER heard windy refer to Lebron as a bestie

Remove the fact that there's an obligatory mention that him and lebron went to high school together and there is no windhorst


I don't like fake con frauds and it's nice to see one exposed ... Even if it's lebron who I'm not a fan of clearing the air on this


Nobody likes their name used for someone else to benefit from especially when that person fakes a relationship with you or makes false implications of a friendship to get that benefit

Honestly don't know why people got to call Windy fat? Like what does that gain?


And yeah I think it would be annoying to know a guy built his career off you and placed himself as an authority on you by telling people he knows all your people. Like Windy may have "met" his people but he doesn't "know" his people and he doesn't "know" LeBron.

When you start playing that game and speaking for LeBron as a foremost authority, it's going to annoy the guy. It would annoy anyone.

I don't dislike Windy, he's a decent guy I think and he's one of the better reporters out there. But he is a reporter, which comes with some certain traits and he has taken advantage of pretending to know LeBron.

HighFlyer23 wrote:At least skip clapped back when KD gave him a negative response

This fatass admitted he's undeservingly enjoyed a full career based on deceit and coattail riding

UcanUwill wrote:Isn't this like 10 days old news? Averyone talked about it already, hoops collective addressed it. LeBron had a right to call out Windy on his Nike comment, because that was stupid comment, but the rest of it is pretty sad and dumb, WIndy never saw LeBron as friend, this is just a low blow attempt to make person look pathetic - oh, he thinks we are friends, we are not...

It was definitely implied they had some kind of friendship or association


Windhorst even admitted that he enjoyed a long career based on a false pretense that him and lebron were friends

Based on your login date, I assume you are grown man, why you act like 14 year bully?

Underserved career? Windy was Cavaliers reporter, based on everything it seems like he worked very hard, he didn't find success because of hot take artestry. He also reported on James a lot cause LeBron was a Cavalier. Windy on record in the past saying he does not feel his and Lebrons relationship is good, because of his past reports, which were both positive and of course negative.

LeBron had a decent point on his Nike deal, if Windhorst ever said that, he deserved to be called out, but LeBron keeps on, makes up crap to bully a person further, and this freaking dude enjoying in, waht a d-bag behavior,

Putting on ignore, first impression was enough to get I am talking to a man child bully who still thinks its cool to inuslt people over their weight. People like that do not deserve attention.

UcanUwill wrote:

HighFlyer23 wrote:At least skip clapped back when KD gave him a negative response

This fatass admitted he's undeservingly enjoyed a full career based on deceit and coattail riding

UcanUwill wrote:Isn't this like 10 days old news? Averyone talked about it already, hoops collective addressed it. LeBron had a right to call out Windy on his Nike comment, because that was stupid comment, but the rest of it is pretty sad and dumb, WIndy never saw LeBron as friend, this is just a low blow attempt to make person look pathetic - oh, he thinks we are friends, we are not...

It was definitely implied they had some kind of friendship or association


Windhorst even admitted that he enjoyed a long career based on a false pretense that him and lebron were friends

Based on your login date, I assume you are grown man, why you act like 14 year bully?

Underserved career? Windy was Cavaliers reporter, based on everything it seems like he worked very hard, he didn't find success because of hot take artestry. He also reported on James a lot cause LeBron was a Cavalier. Windy on record in the past saying he does not feel his and Lebrons relationship is good, because of his past reports, which were both positive and of course negative.

LeBron had a decent point on his Nike deal, if Windhorst ever said that, he deserved to be called out, but LeBron keeps on, makes up crap to bully a person further, and this freaking dude enjoying in, waht a d-bag behavior,

Putting on ignore, first impression was enough to get I am talking to a man child bully who still thinks its cool to inuslt people over their weight. People like that do not deserve attention.

Windhorst own comments that he owes lebron everything refutes everything you've posted

I post about lebron on this forum plenty of times. I use this forum to discuss and socialize like everyone else. I am a bit shocked that someone can still support a con man after being exposed.


There are scores of reporters journalists media personalities who cover the NBA like windhorst


Windhorst has been thrown in our faces repeatedly only because it's been implied he knew lebron from high school when this whole phenomenon with him started. As if he was there from tht beginning.


And what about his comments on Luka? He's just a reporter when he's ranting on about Luka weight when you can land a Boeing 747 under Windhorst chin

Jimmy Recard wrote:Will save yall some time:

- LeBron basically calls Windy a weirdo
- Windy takes the high road
- OP: haha what a fat loser!!

…and why did Lebron wait 20+ years before making this proclamation that’s already pretty obvious.

Good for you, Lebron! So brave!

Windhorst to my knowledge has never misrepresented his relationship with James, Windy is one of the better reporter, and worked his way up by working for the Akron Beacon Journal which had better sports coverage than the Cleveland Plain Dealer for years. Windy also knows a lot of things relayed to him through the grapevine, not necessarily from James himself, but people who know James, who've played with James, who've overheard James, etc. Much of it he doesn't bother to run with unless it can be second sourced.

How do I now this?

Because the grapevine is vast.