LeBron James' supposed front office influence would be 'maddening' as teammate, NBA legend says

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Basketball Hall of Famer John Stockton took a shot at LeBron James and how the Los Angeles Lakers superstar would allegedly give voice to a team’s front office when making roster decisions.

Stockton made his remarks on the latest episode of the "DNP-CD Sports" podcast and talked about James’ supposed influence on front offices.

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Utah Jazz legend John Stockton was critical of LeBron James. (Getty Images)

"I don’t know what it’s like to sit in that front office and have things (dictated) to you like a plan, and it appears that LeBron is," the Utah Jazz legend said.

"I don’t know for sure that he is, but it appears so. I think it would be maddening as a teammate to know that you can be expendable for one of his guys that he thinks he needs to play with. The iffiness it causes with the team, the iffiness that it causes upstairs. I don’t like it . . . I’m not a fan of it."

James’ influence has been long rumored to go up to the front office. Aside from "King James," the NBA world has called him "LeGM" for allegedly pulling the strings behind the scenes to get players to come to his teams.

Former Utah Jazz player, John Stockton talks to the media during a press conference before the New York Knicks game against the Utah Jazz on March 22, 2017, at vivint.SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images)

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Kyrie Irving spoke about it on an episode of the "I AM ATHLETE" podcast last year.

"Yeah Bron was behind the scenes . . . what’s his nickname?