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Former Eagles player LeSean McCoy criticized Barstool Sports' Dave Portnoy for claiming LeBron James' 2020 championship doesn't count due to the NBA bubble. McCoy emphasized that the competition in the bubble was still fierce with top players present.
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There is a take floating around sports media that LeBron Jamesâ 2020 championship doesnât count because it was won in the NBA bubble.
After hearing Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy try to make that argument on âWake Up Barstool,â former Eagles star LeSean McCoy lit up immediately.
âWhen you take dudes that are not athletes that donât respect athletes and they say stuff like this, bro,â McCoy said, via YouTube, âLeBron, bubble or no bubble, heâs going against other great professional players.â
The bubble didnât empty the court of competition. Nikola Jokic â who would go on to become a multi-time MVP â was in that bubble. Every team that was in playoff contention before the pandemic paused the season was still competing.
The rules were the same for everyone. James and the Lakers simply won.
Former Eagles linebacker Emmanuel Acho expanded on the point with equal fire.
âIf youâve accomplished anything athletically in your life at any level, you understand how hard it is to go against another person whose job it is to keep you from winning and win,â Acho said. âA professional. A professional, particularly an individual who is getting paid millions of dollars to stop you from doing what you are doing.â
McCoy and Acho also took direct aim at Portnoy, who added his own dismissive commentary about LeBronâs time in Los Angeles.
âPortnoy giving LeBron basketball advice would be like a unhoused person giving Portnoy wealth advice,â Acho said.
Some argue that the championship won in the NBA bubble lacks legitimacy due to the unique circumstances of the season.
LeSean McCoy criticized Portnoy for disrespecting athletes, asserting that LeBron faced strong competition in the bubble.
Nikola Jokic and other top players were in the bubble, competing for the championship alongside LeBron James.
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