For the last several years, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has used his "The Shop" show to hold wide-ranging, often very political discussions with some of the biggest names in American culture.
A recent taping with Kanye West apparently crossed a line.
James' longtime friend and business partner Maverick Carter told Andscape that an episode featuring the highly and increasingly controversial rapper will not be aired due to his "hate speech and extremely dangerous stereotypes." James was reportedly not present during the taping.
Carter's statement, via Andscape:
“Yesterday we taped an episode of The Shop with Kanye West.