LeBron James’s future was the talk of the NBA world on Tuesday, the day after he made a vague comment about his career future after the Lakers’ elimination.
ESPN analyst Richard Jefferson wanted to use the topic as a springboard to a joke about fellow analyst Kendrick Perkins, but it backfired in a big way. During Tuesday’s episode of NBA Today, Jefferson wound up on the wrong end of the joke.
“Do you think it’s a better chance of LeBron retiring or Perk going on a diet?” Jefferson asked host Malika Andrews.
