Former Washington Wizards player Kwame Brown has accused the NBA of adjusting its rules to help LeBron James succeed.
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Former NBA player Kwame Brown has stirred the pot with bold claims that NBA tweaked their rules over the years to make LeBron James’ career last longer. The 2001 first-overall pick pointed out how changes in the game, particularly the shift in position roles, have helped LeBron succeed.
“I believe LeBron James is going to leave the game worse than he found it,” Brown said in a recent interview.
“That’s just my opinion because he doesn’t have any accountability for how he has impacted the game. And a lot of the things, he admitted it, he said the quiet part out loud”, he added.
“LeBron James is a football player playing basketball. They moved these rules so that his skill set could work. They got rid of the power forward. They got rid of all these people who could contest his shots and be there at the basket. Now, he has a wide-open lane to do what he does.”
Kwame’s harsh words on LeBron James aren’t the first time
Notably, this is not the first time that Kwame has lashed out on LeBron. Over the years, he has frequently questioned Lakers superstar’s scoring development and even compared his skill set to legends like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. Brown has also taken shots at LeBron’s son, Bronny, calling the Lakers’ second-round pick “a poor man’s Juan Dixon.”
Speaking on YouTube channel, Swish Cultures in September, the former Washington Wizards’ player didn’t hold back on his criticism for LeBron’s older son.
“But I see a guy who’s athletic that needs to learn how to cut and slash more until he gets more comfortable with shooting. If he doesn’t learn how to play the point guard, I don’t think he’s as strong as David Wesley. At his size — six-foot-one, six-foot-two — he’s the only guy that I’ve seen who could play that spot at the two. If he doesn’t learn how to bring the ball up, he’s going to be a poor man’s Juan Dixon. I think he’ll bounce around. His daddy has enough power with Klutch Sports to keep him in the league, but after that, if he doesn’t learn how to play point, he’s gonna fizzle out.”
Despite the criticism, LeBron continues to prove his doubters wrong. At 40 years old, the 20-time All-Star is still playing at an elite level. This season, LeBron is averaging 23.8 points, 8.8 assists, and 7.7 rebounds across 33 games.