Lakers' LeBron James Says He Stands by Glenn Consor Tweet After Broadcaster's Apology

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The Los Angeles Lakers forward said he stood by his criticism of Glenn Consor.

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He said like players get scouting reports, media members gets notes. I think they do their due diligence as well.
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He heard the call and waited until this AM to comment.

Porter hit a game-winning three-pointer with nine-tenths of a second left to lead the Houston Rockets to a 114-111 road victory over the Wizards on Wednesday.

Consor said that Porter Jr. pulled that gun at the right time as the NBC Sports Washington broadcast showed the replay.

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Kevin Porter Jr., like his dad, pulled that gun at the right time.
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I can't believe this was said on the Wizards broadcast. Completely unacceptable.
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Bryan Kevin Porter Jr.'s father was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison for manslaughter in 1993. He was killed in 2004.

Bryan Kevin Porter Jr.'s father pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the shooting death of a 14-year-old girl in 1993. He was sentenced to prison. Porter died after being shot in a bar. The star was 4 years old when his father was killed.

James issued a statement Thursday after Consor's remarks.

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He thought this was cool. We are not going for this! This is not going to fly. You can't say something like that. Beat it! There is no place for you in our beautiful game.
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Consor said he believed Porter was the son of Kevin Porter.

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I want to apologize to Kevin Porter Jr for the call last night.
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Porter played in the NBA for 11 seasons, six of them with the Washington Wizards. He led the NBA in assists four times.

The Wizards and NBC Sports Washington did not issue a statement regarding Consor's comments.