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Adin Ross Calls LeBron James 'A Piece of Sh*t' for Rapping to Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us"

Ross said his opinion on James has changed because of his latest actions.

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Adin Ross has accused LeBron James of disloyalty for appearing to rap and dance along to Kendrick Lamar's scathing Drake diss "Not Like Us" while on a recent vacation in Cannes with his wife, Savannah.

On Tuesday, a video landed on social media that appeared to show the Los Angeles Lakers superstar vibing to Lamar's hit song during a party in southern France. But Ross, who's a longtime Drake supporter and close affiliate, took serious issue with The King's public endorsement of the track and calling it "wack" and "grimey," especially given the personal nature of the lyrics.

"As I loved LeBron my whole life, you can just see what a piece of shit human he is," Ross said during a livestream on Tuesday. "Imagine if your best friend for 15 years — and he's met his actual children — and you're rapping to a song about him being a pedophile. It's sad. This is not my beef, but I'm very close with Drake and it's just sad."

He added, "You guys can call me parasocial, but it does affect the way that I like LeBron. How can you respect someone that has no loyalty with someone he has known for 15 years?"

The viral clip of LeBron enjoying himself to the song has fans fully convinced there's a rift in his friendship with Drake. Things seemed all good at the start of the beef when LeBron tweeted, "Nothing like 2 heavyweights doing What They Do Best! For the love off of the sport."

When the four-time NBA champion attended Lamar's "Pop Out" concert in Los Angeles and was seen rapping along to songs off GNX at a party is when rumors began to fly that they were no longer friends. Fans believe Drake confirmed the rift when "Fighting Irish Freestyle" was leaked and had some bars that referenced LeBron.

In addition to that freestyle, Drake addressed the perceived betrayal on his recent track "What Did I Miss?" rapping: "I saw bro went to Pop Out with them, but been dickriding gang since 'Headlines'."

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