NBA analyst told LeBron James ‘this isn’t the Summer League’
The 40-year-old came under fire from Isiah Thomas for his actions before the Lakers’ game Friday.
James was shown warming up at the arena during NBA TV’s buildup show.
Two-time NBA champion and 12-time All-Star Thomas was part of the channel’s coverage.
He saw James warming up topless before the game.
And Thomas called on NBA commissioner Adam Silver to punish him.
“I totally 100 per cent object to this,” Thomas said.
“And if I was the GM or the coach, I would never let one of my players walk out on the floor looking like this.
“I mean we are a professional NBA league.
“We ain’t Summer League, we ain’t at the YMCA.
“The professionalism in our NBA league has diminished so much.”
Thomas continued, “I like LeBron, I’m a fan of his, so forth and so on.
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“But to walk out on the floor before the game with no shirt on and shoot, where are we at? What are we doing?
“Adam Silver, if you want to fine someone, fine that.”
James is still in remarkable shape in his 22nd year in the league.
He scored 16 points in a 104-98 win for Los Angeles.
The Lakers finished with a 50-32 record in the regular-season and booked their playoff spot.
They finished as the third seed – two wins behind the second-seeded Houston Rockets.
Los Angeles will take on the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs.
The Timberwolves finished sixth on a dramatic final day of the regular-season.
The Golden State Warriors missed out on the top six after their loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.
James is going for his fifth NBA title and second with the Lakers.