LeBron James Claims Too Many People 'Blame It On LeBron' After Kendrick Perkins Criticism (VIDEO)

It's not easy being LeBron James, says LeBron James.

"I'm an easy target," James lamented on Wednesday after the Miami Heat's loss to the Orlando Magic. "If someone wants to get a point across, just throw LeBron's name in there. You could be watching cartoons with your kids and you don't like it, you say, 'Blame it on LeBron.'"

In this particular instance, James was fielding questions about statements by Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins and hoops legend Larry Bird. Perkins had previously ripped James for tweeting about his being posterized by Blake Griffin, claiming that the league's most focused players, like Kobe Bryant, wouldn't be taking the time to tweet about someone getting dunked on.

"It doesn't bother me. For me, social media and Twitter is all about connecting with the fans," James said in response to Perk's criticism of his tweet. "I would never apologize about anything like that when I'm connecting to my fans."

After responding to Perkins' criticism, James was asked about Bird's statement that he'd prefer to play with Kobe instead of the two-time MVP. After answering Perk's criticism with common sense and conceding that Kobe had been more successful than him, James' statements took a turn toward self pity. James went on to lump Perkins and Bird in with the general public -- that he supposedly enjoys connecting with -- by saying that people are too quick to criticize him.

"You go to the grocery store and they don't have the milk that you like, you just say, 'It's LeBron's fault.'"

Not surprisingly, basketball fans on Twitter quickly made LeBron's paranoid scenario a reality and began tweeting about all of the #ThingsBlamedOnLeBron. Here are some of the funniest of the many things that James is being held accountable for.

Comments

[EDubLovesBeer]

08:31 PM on 02/14/2012

check out @edublovesbeer on twitter and scroll through all things that are #LebronsFault

[gintheb]

04:56 PM on 02/12/2012

The bunion on my right big toe........Lebron.

[Gomez Bert]

01:25 AM on 02/11/2012

LeBron is the great player,, sometimes we commit mistakes because we are not perfect........ LazyCash25.com

[IsotelusMaximus]

12:07 AM on 02/11/2012

Plus he's a bad tipper.

[phantom power]

03:16 PM on 02/10/2012

LeBron is a great player, you can't deny that. However, listening to him talk about anything is just brutal. He just sounds like such an idiot. This is why getting good grades and going to college is so important.

[Bados]

06:20 PM on 02/10/2012

Even for plumbers, mechanics, construction workers, carpenters,salesmen, HVAC guys or any other trade?
I think you put too much emphasis on certain types of annunciations or the occasional use of incorrect syntax in determining his level of intellect. It completes the association with what someone who's an idiot would sound like. If you do some homework, you'd realize that Lebron is quite the opposite.

He seems to be doing quite well in all aspects of his life. Attending college hasnt harmed him in any way. Well maybe he could have used playing on the big stage during march madness to get over choking when the pressure is on but other than that he's doing just fine.

Your ear might be too sensitive if you think hearing Lebron speak is brutal.

[phantom power]

08:10 PM on 02/11/2012

I wasn't talking phonetics. Almost every sentence he says is either incomplete or a run-on. As for for plumbers, mechanics, construction workers, carpenters,salesmen, and HVAC guys, they are more educated than LeBron.

[duhtruth]

11:37 AM on 02/13/2012

Yes, in this economy it allows you to read the signs stating where the unemployment line starts.

[phantom power]

09:42 AM on 02/14/2012

Right?! How sad is it that someone like LeBron can become a multimillionaire for putting a ball in hoop, yet a teacher or a nurse struggle everyday? Truly breaks my heart...

[SheikArbusto]

07:12 AM on 02/10/2012

What is more pathetic, the "woe is me" LeQuit or the shell of a man "journalist" kissing the chosen 1/3's ssphinterr?

[Bados]

06:23 PM on 02/10/2012

He cant catch a break even when talking about not being able to catch a break.
Your comments clearly show that there's nothing under the sun that Lebron can do that would make you even consider seeing him in a positive light. The funny thing is you even get mad at him for pointing it out. LOL

[mothra666]

01:29 AM on 02/12/2012

I never understood the quitting business. He was there 7 years and they sucked. I would quit too.

[Iain Banks]

07:11 AM on 02/10/2012

Its funny how haters can make you like a person. Well I'm a fan, just because Skip Bayless hates you.

[Ty LaRue]

06:01 PM on 02/12/2012

Skip Bayless hates everyone besides Tebow

[Lucida]

05:17 AM on 02/10/2012

Everybody on twitter clowned Perkins for getting dunked on but he only singled out LeBron. So when LeBron makes a tongue-in-cheek remark about everybody blaming him for everything, he's a victim. C'mon people! Is the hate for this guy so deep that you just don't realize that he's moved completely on... LeBron seems to be a good guy who mishandled leaving Cleveland. That's it! I'm convinced that even if he left Cleveland the way people thinks he should have left, he would still be crucified for leaving. Jeez... Let. It. Go.

[gintheb]

05:06 PM on 02/12/2012

You are 100% right Lucida, people need to get over it. Just before Bron Bron left, the Cavs fired coach Mike Brown without notice. The same coach who had taken them to the playoffs three straight years and the NBA finals. The Cavs had not been in the playoffs since their dramatic losses to M.J. and the bulls in the '90s. The Cavs fired Brown. Lebron fired the Cavs. There is no loyalty in the BUSINESS of sports.

[duhtruth]

11:40 AM on 02/13/2012

Also the Cavs sent Ilgauskas to Philly after his playing hurt for a long time with the Cavs and being productive. Lebron talked him into returning to the Cavs when he was offered a slot. Like the Cavs are such saints??????

[charlesdewalt]

01:39 AM on 02/10/2012

LeBron...that just proves how child like you really are. Poor baby. Once more you have set yourself up to be rediculed. Grow up!

[Bados]

06:32 PM on 02/10/2012

You got all that out of this one comment? LOL
I think being a man with 2 kids by his now fiance who he's been with since HS is being a grown man.

I think being the most charitable player in the league is being a grown man.

I think never getting in any kind of off the court trouble in any way shape or form in this day in aga with 24/7 news coverage and TMZ everywhere is being a grown man.

I think being in total control of your brand, putting friends through school then hiring them as business partner is being a grown man.

I think befriending Warren Buffet to teach you about the business of investing is what a grown man would do.

It's about time you guys stop inventing new reasons to not acknowledge what a great role model Lebron is. At best you can say " yeah right" but you will never be able to come up with a reason that overrides the positive aspects of his life.

I think taking his comments too seriously and making major character judgments over his twitter comments is what's child like.

[charlesdewalt]

05:44 AM on 02/11/2012

This is a lot of bunk. He does not behave as a role model for anyone.

[duhtruth]

11:41 AM on 02/13/2012

He has and has belly-laughed all the way to the bank. Wake up!

[kalicoangel]

01:11 AM on 02/10/2012

Has anyone done a saliva test on James yet?

[Bados]

06:32 PM on 02/10/2012

For?

[gintheb]

05:11 PM on 02/12/2012

I want to commend you for your STRONG comments Bados.

[Renee Vlna]

12:54 AM on 02/10/2012

This is my opinion as is so many others.
Poor BABY. Dear Miami Heat fans:: Cleveland did name him King James. For this King James went behind closed doors with his buddies, creating a scheme that the King just stop playing. This would guarantee a Cleveland loss and enable him to leave Cleveland to join his buddies in Miami. Together they would be unbeatable. or so they thought. He doesn't have the ring that he wants so bad. What's worse is he's not getting the attention he was used to. He's not number 1 any longer. To get the attention he desires the only thing he can do is WHINE.Gee, rumor has it he wants to come back to Cleveland. Will he do Miami like he did Cleveland? Time will tell. Just out of curiosity- If Wade played you that way, can you HONESTLY say that you would feel the same?

[Iain Banks]

07:08 AM on 02/10/2012

Easy there, he's a basketball player ... nothing to get worked up about.

[Bados]

06:33 PM on 02/10/2012

:-)

[duhtruth]

11:43 AM on 02/13/2012

There is one thing more important than the ring. The bucks. Think about it. Would he rather be financially set for life or living in the slums with his ring to look at. The ring is BS.

[ProfessorBIGWUN]

12:38 AM on 02/10/2012

Perhaps LBJ cd've developed into a more mature person had he attended college and experienced a diverse population and intellectual challenge.

[Iain Banks]

07:09 AM on 02/10/2012

He seems pretty intellectual to me, did you watch the video? You don't have to go to college to be articulate - it helps, but in his case he didn't have to.

[ProfessorBIGWUN]

07:50 AM on 02/10/2012

Duh! I understand that formal education is no guarantee of intellectual development or articulation, but LeBron James seems "pretty intellectual" to you? You must be awfully dumb or a die-hard fan!!

[GHO]

08:55 AM on 02/10/2012

Intellectual? That's kind of stretch, isn't it? What he is, by any stretch, is mature. Little wonder - he was famous at 16, handed a zillion $ at 18. I suspect he's never heard the word "no" in his life. Fact is he simply turned off a lot of fans and damaged his brand with the way he chose to handle the move to Miami. He should accept that and end the self-pity party.

[Larry Ricketts]

11:43 PM on 02/09/2012

My dog just pooped on the carpet. Damn you Lebron, damn you.

[Sistagirl Young]

11:20 PM on 02/09/2012

I shoulda known. That dang gone LeBron. I was tryin' to figure out why I hadn't won the Lotto. It's LeBron's fault. Maybe he'd float me a loan? Life

[ecuamariposa25]

10:41 PM on 02/09/2012

so in other words, cleveland is mad cause Lebron left to get a ring even though he stayed with them for what 7yrs or something.. that's why you haters are sore, cause he left to go to a better place miami, where the heat is on. whether he gets a ring or not, I don't care its called having good sportsmanship. If you don't like him, then don't watch him. So stop with the whine cause you all are sorry people. I would love to see any of you non ballers challenge Lebron on the court. I bet he can dunk over your heads with his eyes close anytime. So bring it haters.. Go miami, btw.. I live in Miami and love the whole team not just Lebron.