LeBron James hits back at Nuggets coach Michael Malone: ‘the lame machine’s at an all-time high’

LeBron James has thrown some shade at the Denver Nuggets – the NBA champions – and their head coach, Michael Malone, in his latest social media post, telling them to ‘enjoy your light, but just know I’m the SUN’ .

James’ latest online activity comes just a day after Malone denounced “The King” rumors of his retirement after beating the Miami Heat in five NBA Finals. The Nuggets defeated the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.

“Speaking of the Lakers, I want you to know… this is breaking news: I’m thinking about retiring,” Malone joked on the Pat McAfee show, hours before the Nuggets’ championship parade on Thursday.

There was also a moment during the meeting that went viral, when Malone was introduced to the Nuggets faithful as “the father of the Lakers.”

James, who traveled abroad during the Finale, is now clapping back at the Nuggets babble, saying he was “in Europe minding my business for the past few weeks,” when he heard about the franchise’s smack talk, so he asked, “I think of you so often, don’t I?”

James shared a photo of himself on Instagram at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, along with the caption: Heard you’re thinking about you so much, huh? […] wave the flag on these cripples!!’

Nuggets head coach Michael Malone trolled LeBron retirement rumors and was dubbed the ‘Lakers’ daddy’ at Nuggets championship meeting on Thursday

“I mean, I think I understand why,” the four-time NBA champion added on Instagram with a photo of him waving the starting flag at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

“But wave the flag on these cripples!! Make sure your player is cool again, because the lame machine is at an all-time high. Enjoy your light, but just know that I am the SUN. I’ll stay forever!’

After the Lakers’ loss to the Nuggets on May 22, James was cryptic about his future on stage as he spoke to many reporters.

“I hate to say it was a successful year because at this point in my career I don’t play for anything other than winning championships,” said the 38-year-old, who averaged 23.4 points and 10 rebounds in 12 years . game in the playoffs. “I don’t get a kick out of showing up at the conference. I’ve done it a lot. It’s not fun for me not to be able to be part of the final.

‘But we’ll see. We’ll see what happens in the future. But I do not know. Don’t know. I have a lot to think about, to be honest.

“Just for me personally, moving forward with the game of basketball, I have a lot to think about.”

Midway through the season, the Lakers were the 13th seed in the West, but made a late playoff surge following the additions of several players, most notably D’Angelo Russell and Rui Hachimura, at the trade deadline to improve the roster.

James, who broke the league’s all-time scoring record in his 20th season (and fifth for the Lakers), continues to be one of the best-playing players in the NBA.

He finished the season with averages of 28.9 points, 8.3 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game while shooting 50 percent from the field.