UFC star Colby Covington publicly ɪɴsᴜʟᴛs LeBron James over a rumored ambiguous relationship with Diddy in a video. The party boy is in big trouble.
‘LeBron, you’re a f***ing scumbag and I hope you get locked up in the same cell with Diddy’
UFC star Colby Covington and Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James. AP Photo, Getty Images
Colby Covington has never been shy about taking shots at his opponents before stepping into the Octagon.
But this time, the UFC star wasted no time ripping into Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James.
Even stranger, the former UFC interim welterweight champion didn’t even wait for a question from the media in attendance to go off on the NBA legend.
After walking into a news conference on Thursday, Covington sat down and cut right to the chase — addressing an old Instagram Live video of James talking to disgraced music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs about his now-infamous “Diddy Parties.”
“I’m gonna start this off, you know, since I’m the man of the hour, man of the show,” Covington said. “I want to ask Lebron what does he mean by, ‘There’s no party like a Diddy party.’ I truly want to know.”
That’s not all the outspoken Covington wanted to inquire about, either.
“Not only that, LeBron, how many Diddy parties have you actually been to? I’m really curious to know. And is that the reason you left social media because all the backlash you were getting for going to so many Diddy parties?”
The clip that the UFC star is referring to features James talking with Diddy in which LeBron says “Ain’t no party like a Diddy party.’
“It’s pathetic, man,” Covington added. “People think this guy is a role model. He wants to defund the police, the most patriotic people in America, serving and protecting our country.
“LeBron, you’re a f***ing scumbag and I hope you get locked up in the same cell with Diddy.”
Combs has been charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and transportation to engage in prostitution in a federal indictment unsealed Sept. 17.
Authorities alleged Combs ran a criminal enterprise through his business and he would frequently have “Freak Offs,” described as “elaborate produced sex performances that Combs arranged, directed, masturbated during, and often electronically recorded,” according to an indictment.
James has come under fire since the video resurfaced, as well as for the poor performance of the Lakers. Last month, he announced that he was going to take a break from social media.
On Wednesday, James was excused from practice for personal reasons, coach JJ Redick said.
James recently was confronted by an NFL fan who accused him of attending Combs’ parties before security intervened.
It’s unknown whether James had attended any of Combs’ parties in the past.
Covington, who is 17-4 in his UFC career, is set to fight Joaquin Buckley this Saturday in Tampa.
Covington lost his previous fight at UFC 296 against Leon Edwards and is 2-3 in his past five fights, with his most recent win coming against Jorge Masvidal in March 2022.
