The interwebs stood at attention Tuesday (AEDT) after LeBron James dropped what looked suspiciously like a subtweet.
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The natural assumption was that King James was tweaking Kyrie Irving.
Maybe that's because LeBron tweeted this . . .
Never let another ride your wave 🌊!!!
— LeBron James (@KingJames) August 8, 2017
. . . a few days after Kyrie posted this:
In quoting the hook from Drake's song "Portland," perhaps King James was just offering Irving some advice before they break up: Don't let the betas feed off your alpha-ness. On the other hand, perhaps LeBron was saying he's done with letting betas like Irving get the credit for helping him win rings.
If it was the latter . . .
— Jake Woolf (@jakewoolf) August 8, 2017