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LeBron James reboots #WashedKing after perceived slight from NBA executives

Elite athletes seek motivation wherever they can find it.

For LeBron James, that means finding slights — or perceived slights — to fuel him in the offseason. In what's now officially a biennial tradition, James took to social media on Thursday with cries of "#WashedKing."

The hashtag is a redux of the mocking proclamation James made in 2019 shortly after his debut with the Los Angeles Lakers. He coined the hashtag in response to absolutely nobody of credibility claiming he was washed.