Last month, Michelle Beadle raised eyebrows when she said that LeBron James tried to get her fired from the Worldwide Leader.
“He did try to [get me fired]. I was like, ‘I’m honored I’m even on your mind. Thank you very much, sir. That’s a very weird place for me to be,” Beadle said.
This week, during an appearance on the “House of Strauss” podcast with Ethan Strauss, the former ESPN personality stated she has no clue why the Lakers star dislikes her, but did imply that he wanted a particular host to replace her when he tried to get the longtime on-air personality ousted.
“To find out … I was just like ‘hey, what a weird person to have any input on your life,’” Beadle said, via Andrew Marchand of the New York Post.
“He had a person at the network who he wanted. He wanted her to be the host of [NBA Countdown]. He does not like me, and I honestly have stopped trying to figure out why. For some reason, it goes back years. I’ve been around Maverick Carter. He refuses to shake my hand.”
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Many speculate that she may be referring to Rachel Nichols, who replaced her on “NBA Countdown.”
Nichols has since been ousted from that and other positions altogether after a leaked phone call did damage to her career. Beadle had a telling reaction to that news.
The 46-year-old Beadle recently partnered with The Athletic to launch a podcast network.
