In an appearance on the House of Strauss podcast hosted by former Warriors beat writer Ethan Strauss, former ESPN host Michelle Beadle said that while she was at ESPN, LeBron James tried to get her fired from her job as host of NBA Countdown.
"I think he had a person at the network that he wanted to be the host of it," Beadle said. "He does not like me, and I honestly have stopped trying to figure out why. For some reason, it goes back years. I've been around Maverick Carter, he refused to shake my hand.