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- UFC fighter Colby Covington has continued his unprovoked verbal assault on LeBron James, insulting the NBA star’s mother and saying he wouldn’t last “10 seconds” in a fight with him.
- “If that coward had the balls or the ability to kick anyone’s ass, Delonte West would’ve lost his teeth long before his meth habit!” Covington tweeted.
- Delonte West is one of James’ former teammates who is alleged to have had an affair with his mother, Gloria, in 2010, according to Bleacher Report.
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UFC fighter Colby Covington has continued his unprovoked verbal assault on “woke” LeBron James, insulting the NBA star’s mother and saying he wouldn’t last “10 seconds” in a fight with him.
Covington first took aim at James following his win against Tyron Woodley at UFC Vegas 11 on Saturday, saying he was tired of “woke athletes” like the Los Angeles Lakers forward, before calling him a “spineless coward.”
The American mixed martial artist, who has been vocal of his opposition to the Black Lives Matter movement, also said that police officers have the “toughest job in America” and that James should quit playing his “kids game” if he really cared about racial inequality, according to The Sports Rush.
Though James did not respond to Covington’s comments, the American again came for the Lakers star on Monday, this time on Twitter.
“LOL at the snowflakes that believe [James] could even last 10 seconds with me!” Covington said. “If that coward had the balls or the ability to kick anyone’s ass, Delonte West would’ve lost his teeth long before his meth habit!”
—Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) September 22, 2020
Delonte West is one of James' former Cleveland teammates who is alleged to have had an affair with his mother, Gloria James, in 2010, according to Bleacher Report.
West's career and personal life quickly went downhill after the rumored fling, and he has since struggled with his mental health and drug addiction.
In January, the 37-year-old was captured on video being stomped on in the middle of a Washington, D.C. freeway after he allegedly attacked a man with a glass bottle.
James' representatives did not immediately reply to Insider's request for comment.
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