MIAMI -- "It's stupid."
That was
LeBron James' reaction to
Serge Ibaka's
comments about his defense.
"I don't really care what he says, he's (pause) stupid," James said. "Everyone says something to me every series then [the media] tries to get a quote."
(Important to note that LeBron paused between "he" and "stupid." He either was deciding to calling him stupid, or it was like, "he's... [it's] stupid." So take that quote as you like.)
Attempting to backtrack a bit, LeBron clarified. “It's not toward him, though,” he said. “It's not. I don't really care what he says. It's stupid."
Ibaka, who still struggles some with English and understanding questions, said Monday that LeBron wasn't that good of a defender.
“LeBron is not a good defender,” Ibaka said about the player who received the most votes for the league's all-defensive team, which is selected by the coaches.
“He can play defense for two to three minutes but not 48 minutes.”
“LeBron can't play (Durant) one-on-one,” Ibaka said. “They're playing good defense like a team.”