UFC star blasts LeBron James amid national anthem drama: 'You're a coward'

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UFC star Colby Covington added to the chorus of criticism of LeBron James after a video surfaced of the Los Angeles Lakers star entering USC’s arena during the national anthem and immediately taking a seat.

Covington made his remarks on Wednesday night as he prepares to take on Leon Edwards in a welterweight bout at UFC 296 over the weekend.

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Colby Covington attends the UFC 296 pre-fight media day on Dec. 13, 2023 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. (Amy Kaplan/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"If you hate America so much, and you don’t like this country that gave you a billion dollars – leave it. Or come deal with me. Go to China. Go to these sweatshops that you employ all these laborers and use these women and pay them pennies on the dollar to make your millions.

"F--- you LeBron James. You’re a coward. You’re a spineless coward and you’re a b----."

Orange County Register reporter Luca Evans posted the video on X of James walking into the Galen Center with his younger son Bryce and two of his Sierra Canyon High School teammates. The video showed James entering the arena while the anthem was playing. He was there to watch his son, Bronny, make his debut after a cardiac arrest during the summer.

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Los Angeles Lakers forward Lebron James looks on during the college basketball game between the Long Beach State 49ers and the USC Trojans on Dec. 10, 2023 at Galen Center in Los Angeles. (Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

X users noticed that James immediately sat in his chair as "The