Halloween is a chance for kids to dress up as their heroes, so it only makes sense that Skip Bayless once wore a LeBron James costume to celebrate the holiday.
About the latest episode skip bay show podcast Undisputed The host answered a question from the audience about what he would wear for Halloween this year. Bayless didn’t dress up this year, but he has worn costumes before.
“This question takes me back to the last time I dressed up for Halloween,” Bayless said, recalling everyone. first shoot The year the show moved from New York to Bristol, she dressed up for Halloween.
“I’m not a dress-up guy,” he noted before finalizing his decision. “I’m going to be like LeBron, why not? So, we argued about a Cavaliers No. 23 jersey… LeBron was wearing a headband. Man, so I’m wearing LeBron’s Cleveland maroon and I’m wearing that headband.”
But even with the headband, the outfit wouldn’t be complete without an important prop that symbolizes one of the derogatory nicknames Bayless gave LeBron. At the time, Bayless was staying at the Residence Inn in Southington, Connecticut.
“So, to complete my costume, I went to the front desk and asked a couple of the ladies who worked the front desk, friends of mine. “Hey, I need a brick,” Bayless asked the workers, then explained that it was for Halloween Clothing.
The front desk staff at the Residence Inn didn’t have a brick behind the counter. According to Google Maps, there is a Lowe’s across the street. But instead of directing Bayless to a home improvement store to buy his own brick, one of the workers kindly offered to grab a brick from a private home they were renovating.
“I can let you borrow a brand new brick, but you have to return it because we’re going to use it,” Bayless remembers the woman saying. Bayless eagerly accepted her offer and borrowed a brick to match his LeBron or “LeBrick” apparel. first shoot.
Long ago, Bayless established the flag as the most hated LeBron James in sports media. Bayless has had a very successful television career out of this, as he has constantly made criticizing James a focal point of his ploy.
Considering his obsession, it’s fitting that Bayless once tried to be James. No, we’re not talking about Bayless’ infamous 1.4 points per game in high school.
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