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#pounditTuesday, January 7, 2025

LeBron James appreciated Kenny Smith ripping his sleeves

Kenny Smith sleeves

Kenny Smith decided to pull a LeBron James on “Inside the NBA” Thursday, and the King himself appreciated it.

During Wednesday’s Cavaliers-Knicks game, LeBron got frustrated with the sleeved jerseys the league made the teams wear, and he went Incredible Hulk in ripping off the sleeves. Smith decided to do his version of the sleeve rip during Thursday’s show:

James was watching on TV and tweeted his appreciation of Kenny’s actions:

LeBron later conceded that his issues with the sleeved jersey could be mental.