In the latest mental exercise on how to drag LeBron James into every bit of NBA debate, the Los Angeles Lakers stars name was mentioned in the current bombshell report from The New York Times involving Rachel Nichols and Maria Taylor. Its not for something the future Hall of Famer stated or did himself.

The exposé was enabled due to a recording of Nichols speaking her mind on a personal call being caught on a hot mic. The man she was talking with? LeBron James PR consultant Adam Mendelsohn.
The soundbite taped during the NBA bubble last year exposed Nichols tirade on how Taylor was only offered the opportunity to cover the NBA Finals over her due to the fact that ESPN was “sensation pressure” about their “crappy longtime record on variety.” Since she was trying to ask for an interview with LeBron James and Lakers teammate Anthony Davis, she was on a call with Mendelsohn.
Heres the audio:

The exposé was made possible due to a recording of Nichols speaking her mind on a personal call being caught on a hot mic. LeBron James PR consultant Adam Mendelsohn.
Rachel Nichols: “If you need to give her more things to do because you are feeling pressure about your bad longtime record on variety– which, by the method, I know personally from the female side of it– like, go for it. Im tired,” claimed LeBrons PR advisor Mendelsohn.

Rachel Nichols: “If you need to give her more things to do because you are feeling pressure about your bad longtime record on variety– which, by the way, I know personally from the female side of it– like, go all out. Just discover it somewhere else.” pic.twitter.com/aB5MifujuX
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) July 4, 2021

However The Times likewise revealed another portion of their discussion, one where Mendelsohn claimed he was exhausted in handling the Me Too and Black Lives Matter motions:
Im exhausted,” claimed LeBrons PR consultant Mendelsohn. Nichols then chuckled.
Mendelsohn was a founding member of More Than A Vote, a movement he started working together with Maverick Carter and LeBron James himself. He has actually been personally offering insight to the Lakers star for over a decade currently.
Mendelsohn provided a declaration to CNBC concerning his insensitive comments:
” I should not have stated it or perhaps thought it,” Mendelsohn stated in an email.
” I work to support these movements and know that the individuals impacted by these problems never get to be tired or have nothing left. I have to continue to check my advantage and work to be a much better ally.”
If this fiasco has actually put any strain on Adam Mendelsohns relationship with LeBron James now or going forward, it remains to be seen.