Mehdi Hasan rips LeBron James over Israel comments at NBA All-Star Game

Los Angeles Lakers prima LeBron James faced disapproval from erstwhile MS NOW big Mehdi Hasan connected Sunday aft helium was asked whether helium had a connection for fans backmost successful Israel.

James held a abstracted property league earlier helium played successful his 22nd All-Star Game astatine the Intuit Dome successful Inglewood, California. He was asked, "For each the Israeli fans, what connection would you similar to nonstop to Israel and what bash you deliberation astir (Portland Trail Blazers All-Star) Deni Avdija.

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Team USA Stripes guardant LeBron James (23) of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates aft crippled 2 during the 75th NBA All Star Game astatine Intuit Dome connected Feb. 15, 2026.  (Jayne Kamin/Oncea-Imagn Images)

"I’ve been quoted connected Deni already and what I thought astir his play and I judge he’s an All-Star and helium is an All-Star. He’s playing exceptional hoops truthful that’s that. And then, if I had fans implicit there, I’ve ne'er been there," James said.

"If I person fans implicit there, past I anticipation you’ve been pursuing my career, I anticipation I animate radical implicit determination to not lone privation to beryllium large astatine sports but beryllium amended successful wide successful life. So, hopefully someday I could marque it implicit there. Like I said, I’ve ne'er been implicit determination but I heard large things. I admit the question."

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Mehdi Hasan speaks onstage during the Crooked Media - Lovett oregon Leave It: Live connected Tour, connected April 25, 2024 successful Washington, D.C. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Crooked Media)

Hasan, who had a past of arguable statements astir Israel, weighed in.

"What a disgrace LeBron is," helium wrote connected X.

Hasan garnered backlash successful the past for his hardline takes against Israel aft Hamas terrorists launched a deadly onslaught connected Oct. 7, 2023, and took hundreds of hostages. The panic onslaught sparked a monolithic effect from Israel which aboriginal led to a cease-fire agreement.

Avdija was an All-Star for the archetypal clip successful his vocation and is the lone progressive NBA subordinate from Israel. He’s 1 of 4 who person played successful the NBA from the nation, on with Omri Casspi, T.J. Leaf and Gal Mekel.

USA Stripes guardant LeBron James (23) answers questions earlier the NBA All-Star hoops crippled Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, successful Inglewood, California. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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Avdija played 15 full minutes betwixt the 2 games the World All-Stars played successful the caller format. The World All-Stars mislaid some games.

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