LeBron James bossy attitude in Cleveland Cavaliers had made Tristan Thompson fed up. He spoke up and said that he is able to earn his own money without James.
Thompson told ESPN that he earned his money and he did not need James to be his agent. His comment came following James’ rant about the team condition.
In his complaint last week, James questioned the commitment of team management to revamp the roster. He insisted the team should get a point guard to support Kyrie Irving and demanded commitment from the team’s front office to championship title.
Following the comment, speculation about James’ role in getting Thompson $82 million contract extension arose. Therefore, 6’9” power forward decided to clear up few things after Sunday night victory against Oklahoma City Thunder.
"I earned my money. LeBron is not my agent,” Thompson said. “You can ask anyone around the league. I opened doors for other guys.”
Thompson selected the right timing to speak up according to ABC News. He just made the best game of the season by making double-double with 19 points, 12 rebounds. He also added 4 steals and 4 blocks in a 107-91 winning over the Thunder.
Previously, Thompson did not care much about James comment on the team condition. He understood James position as the team leader, therefore he tried to disregard it. However, Thompson finally fed up and decided to speak up.
However, Cavaliers is still in trouble after losing six times in their last 10 games. Following victory over the Thunder, Dallas Mavericks defeated them 104-97.
The loss against Mavericks is surprising, because Dallas Mavericks are currently at the bottom three of the Western Conference standing and struggling to make play. However, Cavaliers stil have the best records in the East with 32-15.
Watch the conversation with Thompson and coach Tyron Lue about LeBron James comment, the losing streak of Cavaliers and other issues below: