LeBron James was frustrated on Saturday night after a review went against him and the Lakers in a close loss to the Timberwolves. Photo Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports Dec 30, 2023; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) reacts to the call that his basket was only worth two-points against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the finals seconds of the fourth quarter at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports

NBA superstar LeBron James made waves online earlier this week when he called out Green Bay head basketball coach Doug Gottlieb for only having won two games so far this season.

“Earned 2 Not Given! Gotta give him credit though!” James tweeted sarcastically after learning of Gottlieb’s struggles this season.

This came after Gottlieb had the following to say about James’ son Bronny, who is a rookie with the Los Angeles Lakers this season.

“He would compete to start, but while I like how he moves the ball and defends, he wouldn’t be my point, and my wings are bigger and without seeing him w/us, I think it would be hard for him to start TBH”

Now Gottlieb is sounding off the situation again, addressing things on Fox Sports Radio on Monday.

“I don’t think it speaks well for somebody who — like, don’t you have the day off?” Gottlieb questioned.

“Don’t you have better things to do? My response is: Colin [Cowherd] told me a long time ago, ‘Don’t punch down. Always punch up.’ So me talking trash to him would technically be punching up. And him, it’s punching down.

So I don’t know. I guess pettiness and insecurity aren’t limited to just people who aren’t super successful in their field.”

It’ll be interesting to see if James fires back.

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