Father Of Minnesota Timberwolves Forward Michael Beasley Rips LeBron James On Twitter, Insults Fans

By Kris Holt June 10, 2011 6:24 pm EST Comments Off

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Michael Beasley Sr., the father of the Minnesota Timberwolves forward of the same name, has attacked Miami Heat star LeBron James on Twitter.

Beasley posted his top 10 reasons why he believes James can’t close out a game Friday, following the Heat’s loss to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. James had a triple double in Thursday’s game (17 points, 10 assists, 10 rebounds) but has come under fire over his perceived tendency to disappear from a game in the fourth quarter. He scored 2 points in the last quarter on Thursday, and in Game 4, he scored 8 points overall and none in the last 12 minutes as the Heat lost.

Beasley gave reasons such as the following as to why James was incapable of finishing a game:

The top 9 reasons why King James cn't finish a game:He don't go to finishing school

June 10, 2011 9:52 am via webReply RetweetFavorite

@MikeBeasleySr

Michael Beasley Sr.

The top 2 reasons why King James cn't finish a game:Because check out time was at 10:30, he thought it was at 8

June 10, 2011 10:14 am via webReply RetweetFavorite

@MikeBeasleySr

Michael Beasley Sr.

And the number one reason why King James can't finish a game: BECAUSE IT'S JUST NOT IN HIM.

June 10, 2011 10:15 am via webReply RetweetFavorite

@MikeBeasleySr

Michael Beasley Sr.

The list led to a heated exchange between Beasley and some other Twitter users. Some accused him of living off of his son’s salary, while others insulted Beasley Jr.

@MikeBeasleySr I saw mike beasley lose a game of horse to a 4 year old girl. Her mom took her away in a stroller after the game #lol

June 10, 2011 10:16 am via Twitter for BlackBerry®ReplyRetweetFavorite

@rcollins_swartz

Ryan C-S

@rcollins_swartz wow and bet your son looks up to my son

June 10, 2011 3:22 pm via webReply RetweetFavorite

@MikeBeasleySr

Michael Beasley Sr.

@mikebeasleysr true or false: your son makes more money in 1 nba game than you have in your entire life? You ride your sons #BBC #lowlife

June 10, 2011 3:54 pm via Twitter for BlackBerry®ReplyRetweetFavorite

@silv29

Adam Silverberg

@silv29 true, he makes more in one game than i make in a yr.but he gives me more n one day than you make n a lifetime.

June 10, 2011 4:01 pm via webReply RetweetFavorite

@MikeBeasleySr

Michael Beasley Sr.

I’m not taking sides here, but by ripping James, Beasley should have known that others would have reacted to what he said. Perhaps it would have been best if he didn’t react to the insults. Some of the tweets we have embedded in this article are actually pretty tame compared with others on his feed.