LeBron James wanted to keep what he said to Lonzo Ball on the court after their game Thursday between them. He should probably know better.
While James covered his mouth, as if meeting on a baseball mound, and told reporters afterwards it was “none of y’all’s business,” a hot mic picked up some of what he said to Ball after the Cavaliers defeated the Lakers 121-112.
“Find your zone and just stay f—–g locked in,” James said. “The media is going to ask you what I told you right now. … Just be aggressive every single day.”
James, who recently purchased a second house in Los Angeles and lives there during the offseason, can become an unrestricted free agent after this season and there has been plenty of speculation that he will leave his childhood home in Northeast Ohio for his new “home” to play for either the Lakers or Clippers.
His advice to Ball, who is dealing with media hype similar to what James experienced as a rookie, is pretty simple.
“It’s white noise to you,” James said on the court. “That’s all it is. Alright? Let’s go.”
He echoed that sentiment after the game.
“I see all the stupid noise that happens,” he said. “You know I can’t buy a home in L.A., I can’t live in L.A. It’s funny noise. But I don’t get involved in it. When I post things I don’t look at comments because I’m so far removed from the white noise and the noise doesn’t matter to me.”