LeBron James Fires Back At Skip Bayless And Others Who Criticize Him For Wanting To Mentor Younger Players Like Zion Williamson 'Tell Them To Kiss My A**'

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LeBron James says it’s his responsibility to mentor the young up-and-coming stars in the league and he doesn’t give a damn about those who criticize him for it.

After Sunday night’s Pelicans-Lakers game, LeBron had a lengthy chat with Zion Williamson on the court.

LeBron giving Zion a pep talk after Lakers beat Pelicans pic.twitter.com/phy42hESbH

— gifdsports (@gifdsports) March 2, 2020

LeBron’s longtime media nemesis Skip Bayless immediately called out LeBron for wanting to give Zion advice.

Funny, LeBron seems off-balance because Zion won't suck up to him the way other young stars do. I love Zion for keeping a competitive arm's length from LeBron. So LeBron approached Zion after the game and whispered advice to him. HE DIDN'T ASK FOR IT, KING. GIVE IT UP.

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) March 2, 2020

LeBron may have seen Skip’s tweet because during his media session following the Lakers-Pelicans game he had a simple message for those who criticized him for giving advice to young players “tell them to kiss my ass”

On his words to Zion, LeBron says he thinks it’s his responsibility to mentor: “Anybody that says, ‘LeBron, why would he do that while he’s playing? He’s showing signs of weakness, he’s buddy-buddy with these guys he’s going against.’ Tell em to kiss my ass. With a smile, too.” pic.twitter.com/pKSSiU5OrN

— Kyle Goon (@kylegoon) March 2, 2020

"Anybody that says that 'LeBron why would he do that while he's playing? Is he showing a sign of weakness? He's buddy-buddy with guys he's going against. Tell them they can kiss my ass … with a smile too.”@KingJames with a word for the critics. pic.twitter.com/Xv5ZaNhRt3

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 2, 2020

LeBron James Fires Back At Skip Bayless And Others Who Criticize Him For Wanting To Mentor Younger Players Like Zion Williamson ‘Tell Them To Kiss My A**’