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And today I've got a feeling it's going to be LeBron Graffiti.

Let's hit the phones and we start out with Solomon and Lake Balboa. Solomon, you're on sports graffiti. What's up, man? Hey, I'm good, guys. Thanks so much for the opportunity. You got to be kidding me. Yeah, I don't want a double, double, a walking double double. Now, I don't want that on my team. The man's still doing that at 40 years old. So you got to be kidding me that they're better without LeBron.

Solomon, do you listen to our show regularly?

Pretty much, yeah.

That's the number one take we've had over the past two years,

is people don't want LeBron.

And I don't get it.

But it's real.

But here, yeah, but here's the thing. On the floor, you want him. And the team, when he gets involved in negotiating players and trying to construct a lineup, et cetera, yeah, I don't really like all that, you know, that aspect of him I don't like. But on the floor, on the floor, you've got to be kidding me.

Yeah, I, you know, I think he makes an interesting point. There's a difference between LeBron the player and the LeBron everything else. And I think it's the everything else that people are not a fan of. Let's go to Don and San Demos. Don, you're on sports graffiti. What's happening, Don. Hey, guys, that guy just kind of stole my thunder.

That's exactly what I wanted to say is LeBron, there's no doubt he's a great player. It's all the garbage that comes along with it. And the thing that drives me crazy about him the most is the flopping and stuff. I just get so tired of it. But my thing is, this team is not built right.

This team is garbage right now, and I can't even believe it. They need to change a lot of things. But watching that game last night, I was in shock. I'm like, my God, they did not play defense. They would let them come right down the floor and just put the ball in. It's like, what are you doing? So that's my frustration. But LeBron, it's just more of the, it's more of the off-the-court garbage and all the playing general manager and stuff. It just gets old. Yeah. All right. Here's a tweet from Jonathan Watson. Let's just ask the uncomfortable question. Has LeBron been a success or a disappointment? And has he underachieved one ring in seven years, five years of being a first round exit or not making the playoffs? You realize,

Jonathan, that there are worse things than that. Yes. You can be a team. Do you remember the years

before that? The years we weren't in the playoffs? When you don't make the playoffs at all. Weren't even 500. What LeBron gives you is a chance. All right. Half the guy's career has been spent in the NBA finals. He gives you a chance. You can go ahead and rip them, but they're better with them. Let's go to Dave and Lancaster. Dave, you're on sports graffiti, hey, Dave.

Hey, good afternoon.

Good afternoon.

Mace.

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