"This is why people be hating on Bron": Fans react after LeBron James' ex-teammate makes major claim about disliking role on Cavaliers

LeBron James’ former teammate with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Iman Shumpert, made a major claim about disliking his role while in Cleveland. On Saturday's episode of the “All In” podcast, Shumpert said that he didn’t enjoy his role in Cleveland and New York compared to when he moved to the Sacramento Kings.

"People don't understand how bad I hated that 3-and-D role. When I went to Sacramento, I was playing combo guard. (Coach) Dave (Joerger) had me able to do my (stuff). This is where I'm comfortable, and I'm guarding what I need to be guarding, so it's like, I'm effective."

Fans on social media, particularly X, reacted to the comment.

One fan called out LeBron James and the perceived easy treatment he got while with the Cavaliers:

“See this is why people be hating bron. What ? His championship teams were LITERALLY catered to bron . They’re telling you they hated the fact they had to suppress their game for someone else when they feel like they could do more .”

Franklin St Patrick

@handz2k

@shpillo_ See this is why people be hating bron 😂 . What ? His championship teams were LITERALLY catered to bron . They’re telling you they hated the fact they had to suppress their game for someone else when they feel like they could do more . You gonna judge him after all his injures 😂

Other fans on X called out LeBron James’ former teammate, Iman Shumpert.

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@kingchudy

@TheDunkCentral @allinhq_ Fam I ain’t even kno he went to Sacramento that’s how little of a difference he made out there

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@joegrower420

@TheDunkCentral @allinhq_ I don't remember a single second of him playing on the Kings

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@NewMediaSports_

@TheDunkCentral @allinhq_ I like Iman Shumpert game he was a lockdown defender but he average 8 points in Sacramento and 7 with Cleveland not a big difference

Dre Baldwin | #WorkOnYourGame

@DreAllDay

@TheDunkCentral @allinhq_ Which year was he playing “freely”? SAC traded him halfway through the one season where he’s talking about doing his thing. He shot 38% there, averaging 9, 3 & 2. Dude, you won a title in CLE as 3&D.

Shumpert got traded to the Cavs in 2015, where his defensive ability was valued. He fit well as a 3-and-D piece, but still claimed that his role was constrained.

On the Kings, when he was traded in the middle of the 2018-19 season, he claimed to have been liberated. In his 42 games with Sacramento, 40 of which he started, Shumpert averaged 8.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists on 38.2% shooting, including 36.6% from the 3-point line.

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Iman Shumpert makes bold ‘dysfunction’ claim about LeBron James’ 2016 Cavaliers championship-winning team

In the podcast, Iman Shumpert also spoke about the Cleveland Cavaliers team of 2016 that beat the odds to win the championship against the favorites, the Golden State Warriors. He described the team as “dysfunctional,” and according to him, those issues propelled the Cavs to come back from a 3-1 deficit to win the NBA Finals.

“We won because of dysfunction. We had, like, a squad that was, like, do we wanna win so bad that we got all types of issues coming up? Like, you knew Kyrie (Irving) wanted to be Batman. … We had all types of random little problems.”

LeBron James led the Cavaliers to a championship over the Warriors, who came into the playoffs with an NBA-record 73-9 regular season mark. The Warriors took a 3-1 series lead, and no team had come back from 3-1 in the finals.

James won the Finals MVP after he averaged 29.7 ppg, 11.3 rpg, 8.9 apg, 2.6 steals and 2.3 blocks per game. That gave the Cavs their first championship and ended Cleveland’s 52-year championship drought across all major sports.