Mario Chalmers reiterated his remarks and emphasized his opinion that Tristan Thompson is mistaken for his remark after the latter labeled it “some sucka s**t” and referred to his viewpoint on players not fearing LeBron James as such.
To recall, Chalmers made headlines recently when he claimed that “nobody fears Bron,” explaining that opponents were not scared thinking about a matchup with LeBron despite the fact that they were clearly full of fears when actually lining up against him.
In response to the statement, Thompson said in Draymond Green’s podcast that it “pissed” him off. The former Cleveland Cavaliers big man said that he couldn’t believe that Chalmers said that “about a guy who you went to war with, who believed in you.” He added that James is undoubtedly the “best player you’ve ever been on the court with.”
After hearing Thompson’s comments, Chalmers fired back and explained his stance once again. He argued that he was simply sharing what he has heard from other players and their perspectives. The former NBA guard then proceeded to double down on his point, even using Michael Jordan as a reference.
“I’m very grateful for winning a ring, I have no problem with LeBron and I’m speaking from a perspective from people in The Big 3 who played against MJ and from what others have said about LeBron. I don’t see how it’s sucka shit when you’re speaking on somebody’s feeling on someone else’s perspective,” Chalmers told Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson of Bally Sports.
“Going more into depth of my statement, you come into a Finals situation are you more fearful to face LeBron James or Michael Jordan? MJ is 6-0 in the Finals and LeBron has four rings. When I say players didn’t fear LeBron, LeBron has been beaten, MJ has not. When LeBron first came to the Heat, people saw him as a villain. But when you line up next to him, you’re actually fearful of him because he’s trying to prove people wrong.”
Sure enough, it looks like the back and forth between Tristan Thompson and Mario Chalmers on this LeBron James issue isn’t going to end any time soon.
It’s easy to see where Thompson is coming from here. It sure looks like Chalmers is using LeBron’s name to attract media attention–which has obviously worked. As for Chalmers, he could have delivered his statement in a better way instead of seemingly appearing like a hater.
For now, let’s see what Thompson will say about Chalmer’s response.
Source: https://clutchpoints.com
