LeBron Fires Back Over the Embiid Story: “Stop the Lies”

Mike Breen relayed a story about LeBron James confronting Joel Embiid for arriving late to practice. LeBron responded: “He ain’t been late so stop the lies.” We examine the original broadcast, LeBron’s response, and how a secondhand account became a major NBA talking point. UPDATE: Mike Breen apologized on October 7 after LeBron disputed the story. This video was produced before that apology. Subscribe to Full Court Files for NBA news, player reactions, and the stories behind the headlines. CHAPTERS 0:00 The claim and LeBron’s response 0:42 What Mike Breen actually said 1:44 LeBron’s earlier comments about Embiid 2:06 What the evidence establishes 2:36 One story, two reputations 3:13 Fans debate the denial 4:12 What “let him hear it” actually means 5:07 What would establish the facts 5:38 The takeaway SOURCES Original broadcast excerpt: https://x.com/MrBuckBuckNBA/status/21... LeBron’s Instagram response: https://x.com/KyleNeubeck/status/2107... Earlier LeBron interview: https://x.com/Ky_Carlin/status/210643... MUSIC “Intervention” by Scott Buckley — released under CC-BY 4.0. https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/libra... https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... No Melody Alt Mix, trimmed and mixed under narration. #LeBronJames #JoelEmbiid #NBA