Portions of an audio from an altercation between LeBron James and Ime Udoka have surfaced on social media.
Per the reports available, the incident occurred on Saturday night in Los Angeles. In the clip, which was obtained by Lakers Daily, James complains about Udoka using the word, “b*tch.” For the incident, referees ejected the Houston Rockets coach.
“We all grown men,” James allegedly told Udoka. “That b*tch word ain’t cool, don’t use it so loosely. Don’t use that word so loosely. Nah, don’t use it so loosely, though. Don’t use it so loosely.”
Udoka continued: “Y’all got to stop with all the b*tching man!” while adding: “Yeah, yeah, yeah I can. What does it matter what I think? Worry bout ya own self, soft ass little boy.”
After the games, both men were asked about the incident, and James replied that the exchange was about “Thanksgiving”. He jokingly added, “How much we enjoyed Thanksgiving.”
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Udoka only referred to James as “the player” and remarked: “We had some conversation, and the refs didn’t like what they heard.”
Snippets of the exchange were captured as follows:
LEAKED Audio Of Ime Udoka Trash-Talking LeBron James:
Udoka: “Stop crying like b*tches, man”
LeBron: “We’re all grown men, that b*tch word ain’t cool”
Udoka: “Soft a** boy, stop b*tching. Acting like you’re gonna do something”
The Lakers ended up winning 107-97, improving their regular season record to 12-9. They currently rank in seventh place in the Western Conference.
Following reports of the exchange between them, Rockets head coach Ime Udoka was ejected early in the fourth quarter of Houston’s loss to the Lakers.
The Lakers veteran picked up a technical foul for his role in the dispute. However, he remained in the game.
The loss dropped Houston to 0-8 on the road this season. They are the only team yet to win away from home. However, their 8-9 record is still good enough for 10th place in the Western Conference.
While the Rockets had two players surpass 20 points, there wasn’t enough consistent scoring to overcome the Lakers.