Former Cleveland Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert said that former teammate LeBron James set the tone for a superteam culture in the NBA, telling ESPN Wednesday that James played on the first superteam of his career after his initial stint with the Cavaliers was done and he had joined the Miami Heat. On Wednesday, former Sixth Man of the Year Eddie Johnson had some strong words for Shumpert, who won a title alongside James. Not long after Johnson’s tweet, Shumpert clapped back at him.
Iman Shumpert slammed Eddie A Johnson over LeBron James
Iman Shumpert called out Suns announcer Eddie A Johnson for not swallowing his pride to accept that LeBron James is the dawn of the superteam era. Shumpert made this in Shaquille O'Neal's "The Big Podcast with Shaq," where they were teammates at the Cleveland Cavaliers. The duo were former Sixth Man of the Year. "Has Steph [Curry] ruined the game? Because I also was asked this and I said, 'the person who ruined all of this was [LeBron James],'" Shumpert said. He added, "LeBron made it okay for people to team up.”
Johnson criticized Cavaliers guard Shumpert on Twitter, claiming he had no loyalty and subpar production, claiming Shumpert's title win is due to LeBron James. "No loyalty also is ripping the very guy that gave a spotlight to your career by carrying you and that 3.3 points a game during the title run in 2015-16 ! People forget don’t they. Podcast heaven." Iman Shumpert responded to Eddie A Johnson's rant on Thursday, saying, "I didn’t realize u was a real account. If you are u goofy for not being able to admit he started the trend. He did and u weird for looking f up stats like it got somn to do wit what I said”
Shumpert believed that LeBron James' decision to leave Cleveland and join Miami marked the beginning of the superteam, where the player declared his chosen destination. Others postulated that superteams began earlier than James', citing 2007 as the beginning when the Boston Celtics were perceived to be the most visible of them. Eddie A Johnson did not believe Shumpert's assessment, but slammed James for his lack of loyalty.
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