Skip Bayless criticizes LeBron James for not taking a pay-cut in year 23 to improve the Los Angeles Lakers’ roster to win a championship

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00:00Come on, LeBron, in year 23 at age 41, you couldn't take just, I don't know, 20 or 30 million

00:07to dramatically enhance the Lakers' chances of winning now, winning for you now, now, now?

00:16But no, LeBron stood on principle. I'm worth every penny of $52.6 million.

00:23And look, he obviously is. He's still the face of the league, made second-team All-NBA,

00:29made the All-Star team, in year, what, 22, averaged 24-8-8, even though he did stink in the playoffs.

00:36But don't get me started on all that. But in taking the $52.6 million that he's obviously worth,

00:44LeBron was being what the British call penny-wise and pound-foolish, as in dollar-foolish.

00:51He was doing what my mother used to call cutting off your nose to spite your face.

00:55I don't really get what that means. It's kind of graphic, but you get what it means.

01:02Pride goeth before the fall.

01:04So, LeBron, do you want to take what you're worth? Or do you want to win at any cost?

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