NBA legend LeBron James has responded to his haters just days after a highly-publicized callout by UFC welterweight standout Colby Covington.<\/p>\n
Covington picked up a lopsided TKO win over Tyron Woodley, a vocal supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement, at UFC Vegas 11 over the weekend. In his post-fight interview with Jon Anik, Covington set his sights on James, another champion<\/a> for the BLM movement.<\/p>\n “Ladies and gentlemen, the silent majority is ready to make some noise,” Covington, a proud Donald Trump support, said (via LowKickMMA.com<\/a>). “If you thought that was a beating, wait till November 3rd. when Donald Trump gets his hands on \u2018Sleepy Joe\u2019 [Biden]. That\u2019s gonna be a landslide.<\/p>\n \u201cI wanna dedicate this fight, to all the first responders, all the military out there, you know this world would not be safe without you guys,” Covington added. “You keep us safe \u2013 not these woke athletes, I\u2019m sick of these woke athletes. These spineless cowards like LeBron James. And speaking of spineless fake cowards, \u2018Marty Fakenewsman\u2019 [Kamaru Usman], \u2018Street Judas\u2019 [Jorge Masvidal], we got unfinished business, there\u2019s nowhere to run and there\u2019s nowhere to hide. I\u2019m coming for you, you\u2019re next.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking to the media after the LA Lakers defeated the Denver Nuggets in Game Two of their Western Conference Finals series, James issued a statement that is widely reported<\/a> to have been directed at Covington.<\/p>\n Lakers\u2019 LeBron James on critics: \u201cAnybody can talk from outside but if they got into the ring or got into the arena, probably 10 times out of 10, they\u2019d s\u2014- their pants.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/QjhIoKomyV<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) September 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n