Skip Bayless is widely known as the biggest troll in sports who just so happens to get paid millions of dollars to be exactly that on social media and on his show.
Unfortunately, he is not really known for doing his homework to make sure that the things that come out of his mouth are correct.
Skip fell victim to a fake quote on social media right after the internet was buzzing about LeBron and a couple of fans getting into a verbal altercation during Monday night’s game.
Here is the quote Skip was referring to that LeBron never said:
What LeBron actually said:
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“At the end of the day, I’m happy fans are back in the building,” James told reporters. “I missed that interaction, I need that interaction, we as players need that interaction. I don’t feel like it was warranted to be kicked out. There was a back-and-forth between two grown men. We said our piece, he said his piece, I said my piece, and then someone else jumped into it and said their piece. I didn’t think they should’ve been kicked out, but they might’ve had a couple of drinks, maybe, and they could’ve probably kept it going and the game wouldn’t have been about the game anymore, so the referees did what they had to do.”