LeBron James is lastly addressing the rumors about his friendship with Drake. In a current interview with Complex, the Los Angeles Lakers star spoke fastidiously about the place issues stand between him and the Toronto rapper, selecting to maintain his response constructive. James made it clear that he nonetheless respects Drake, even when their bond isn’t as shut because it as soon as was. “Always wish him the best. Obviously, different places right now. He’s doing his thing. I’m doing mine. But, it’s always love for sure,” he mentioned. He didn’t go deeper into what might have precipitated the gap between them.

The speak of rigidity first started in 2024, when James confirmed up at Kendrick Lamar’s Pop Out live performance in Los Angeles. The present got here in the course of Lamar’s heated battle with Drake, following the discharge of diss data like “Euphoria” and “Not Like Us.” Fans rapidly seen James’ attendance and started to invest that it signaled a break in his longtime friendship with Drake.

Months after the live performance, Drake launched his “Fighting Irish Freestyle,” a transfer that many interpreted as a refined swipe at James’ previous. James performed for St. Vincent–St. Mary in Akron, a staff famously nicknamed the Fighting Irish. More gasoline was added lately when Drake dropped his single “What Did I Miss?” with the lyric: “I saw bro went to Pop Out with them, but been d*ck riding gang since ‘Headlines.’” The line appeared to reference James’ assist of Kendrick throughout the feud.

Despite these obvious photographs, neither aspect has given a transparent rationalization about what precipitated the rift. Drake has remained centered on his upcoming ninth studio album Iceman, which incorporates tracks like “Which One” with Central Cee and “Dog House” with Yeat and Julia Wolf. The album nonetheless has no official launch date.