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No reason was given as to what possessed LeBron James, out of the blue, to take a run at youth basketball coaches in a Twitter rant on Sunday, but I have a few guesses.
1) This whole thing is a subtweet (as James has been known to do) at one of his kids’ coaches
2) He’s sending another (indirect) message to LaVar Ball after their little dustup.
3) LeBron was inspired by the fact that Frank Martin, the very vocal coach of South Carolina, made the Final Four.
4) It just a commentary on youth basketball in general that he had rolling around in his head for awhile and needed to get out.
Regardless of the reason, James does make many very valid points about the state of coaching kids and youth basketball in general…
Man if it wasn't for Big Frank, Bruce Kelker, Willie Earl, @CoachDambrot @CoachDruJoyce I wouldn't be the player/man I am today! As a kid…
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 27, 2017
they showed toughness and stayed on me every single day! Never sugar coded nothing, told me to real and lit me up when I wasn't applying….
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 27, 2017
Reason I'm saying this is I believe this is a major part of the reason why kids don't succeed as much because the leaders, coaches, etc…..
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 27, 2017
won't get on them because their afraid of losing the kid, or losing the sponsorship that comes with the kids, or have their own agenda……
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 27, 2017
on how much they can benefit in the long run from the kid not realizing they're cheating the shit out of the kid. We as kids don't know…..
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 27, 2017
We need to be pushed, kicked, loved, then pushed and kicked again cause that's what brings and breads the hunger inside of us! Whoever u….
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 27, 2017
are out there please stop worrying about u and if u really care for the kid give them the guidance as my Coaches, mentors did for me!…..
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 27, 2017
Can't stand for it anymore because of I ❤️ and will die right now for my Sport and for SPORTS in general. #JustMyOpinion
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 27, 2017
Love it. Preach, King!
Oh, I just came up with another possible reason. Perhaps this has to do with the fact that kids in general are so coddled now that they are taking “adulting” classes and many don’t even consider themselves to be adults until the age of 30.
Eh, I am still betting it had something to do with LaVar Ball, because doesn’t everything in basketball revolve around him now?