“They Didn’t Wanna Listen To Me”: LeBron James Releases Scathing Statement Against The NBA After Kawhi Leonard’s Injury

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LeBron James had called out the NBA when the new season was set to start in record time. This was the shortest offseason in history, and its effects are beginning to show.

All star after all star has been going down with injuries in these NBA playoffs with Kawhi Leonard being the latest victim. The Clippers announced that they fear he has an ACL injury which would not only keep him out for the rest of the playoffs but potentially some of next year too.

LeBron had advocated for a longer offseason, but the NBA was eager to get things “back to normal” after COVID put a halt in the 2019-20 season midway through.

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LeBron James Torches The NBA For Starting The Season Too Early, Says He “Knew Exactly What Would Happen” After Kawhi Leonard Goes Down With An ACL Injury

The NBA has seen a record number of injuries to All Stars this year. Whether it’s because of the shortened off-season or factors, there is definitely something unprecedented about this year.

The point is, however, that the shortened off-season definitely did have an impact on teams. Stars couldn’t rest and rehab like they were normally used to, and with the NBA ending on practically the same date it does normally, it meant that games were more scrunched together than ever.

Yes, there were only 72 games, but that 10 game drop is insignificant when you measure all the other factors. In fact, this was the shortest off-season by far in the history of pro sports.

LeBron James knew this would not end well for the league. And now, that Kawhi Leonard is out too, he’s absolutely livid at how injuries have dominated the narrative in this year’s playoffs. He had a massive rant on Twitter about this very issue:

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Ashish Priyadarshi is The SportsRush's content manager and editor. Ashish freelanced for 1 year in the NFL division before taking on an editorial role in the company. He then tacked on managing content while adding on a writing role in the NBA division. Ashish has been closely following the NFL and NBA since the 2012 season when the Patriots lost the Super Bowl and Derrick Rose was at the height of his powers. Since then, Ashish has focused on honing his knowledge for both leagues in, even writing crossover pieces. In his free time, Ashish is an avid basketball player, he loves to watch movies and TV shows, immersing himself in the cinematic world. Ashish studies computer science and data science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and would love to mesh his love for sports with his technical skills.

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