LeBron James Stirs Controversy After Calling for Firing of Broadcaster

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James triggered another controversy with his most recent comments. LeBron has earned an army of supporters in the last decade. He is always here to voice his concern and support the less fortunate. Well, he always talks when things don’t go right. In the latest development of events, LeBron slammed a broadcaster, asking for him to be fired.

In Wednesday’s game, Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. hit a 3-pointer to lead his team to a win. Wizards broadcaster Glenn Consor made some concerning comments about this.

“Kevin Porter Jr. – like his dad – pulled that trigger right at the right time,” Consor said.

Oh he thought this was cool huh!!?? Nah we ain’t going for this! Sorry but this ain’t going to fly! How insensitive can you be to say something like this. Beat it man! I pray for you but there’s no place in our beautiful game for you! https://t.co/UgVOBUOsPK

— LeBron James (@KingJames) January 6, 2022

Well, these comments didn’t sit well with the NBA world. Porter’s father killed a 14-year-old almost two decades ago. A lot of people were disturbed by Consor’s comments, and LeBron couldn’t stay quiet. The four-time NBA champion took to his Twitter account to blast Consor. He called him “insensitive” and wants him out of the game.

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It seems like Consor made a mistake. In his most recent statement, Consor shared his thought of the situation. He issued an apology to the Porter family and the Houston Rockets. The broadcaster thought Kevin’s father was former Washington star Kevin Porter.

“Please allow me to take this opportunity to sincerely apologize to Kevin Porter Jr., his family and the Rockets organization for the comments I made during last night’s game. I mistakenly thought that Kevin was the son of former Washington player Kevin Porter and was unaware that the words I chose to describe his game-winning shot would be in any way hurtful or insensitive. I have reached out to Kevin to personally apologize and hope to be able to talk with him soon.”

I want to sincerely apologize to Kevin Porter Jr and clarify last night’s call. pic.twitter.com/UweFhFnkbt

— Glenn Consor (@glennconsor) January 6, 2022

Now we have people calling out LeBron for his reaction. Wizards big man Marcin Gortat accused King James for trying to shut down a “very honest hard working man right now.”

Come on man…. Let the man explain first. He didn’t know ! He was talking about wrong father/dude. Y’all killing very honest hard working man right now ! #stopThisShit

— Marcin Gortat?? (@MGortat) January 6, 2022

Hey @KingJames he apologized. Now it’s ur turn.

— Marcin Gortat?? (@MGortat) January 6, 2022

Well, we have a few good reasons to believe that the saga won’t end here. A lot of people were shocked. A lot of people feel sorry.