On Monday night, LeBron James went off on Charles Barkley during an epic post-game rant. He called Barkley—who has been one of his most vocal critics over the years—a "hater" and took his beef with him to a very personal level.
"I’m not going to let him disrespect my legacy like that," LeBron said. "I'm not the one who threw somebody through a window. I never spit on a kid. I never had unpaid debt in Las Vegas. I never said, 'I’m not a role model.' I never showed up to All-Star Weekend on Sunday because I was in Vegas all weekend partying. All I’ve done for my entire career is represent the NBA the right way. Fourteen years, never got in trouble. Respected the game. Print that."
Barkley fired back at LeBron on Tuesday by calling him "whiny" and by saying "we’re never going to be friends." And it appears as though Barkley may have responded to LeBron again—in a much more subliminal fashion—on Tuesday night.
The NBA Hall of Famer was spotted manning the DJ booth at Koo Koo Room in Atlanta late Tuesday, and he seemed to send some shots in LeBron’s direction when he took control of the club’s mic. He didn’t mention LeBron by name, but he did have plenty to say to all of the "haters" out there, which could also include his longtime nemesis Charles Oakley.
"This is for all you fucking haters," he yelled. "For all you fucking haters, fuck y’all!"
Barkley then put on the Nas song "Hate Me Now" and said that it’s the song he plays every morning when he gets out of bed.
Hear that, LeBron?
