詹姆斯跟骑士队前主教练MB关系也不怎样，他在克利夫兰就像是一个独裁者，而且做事专断，刚愎自用，周围之人却没人敢对他进言。对此，球队经理Ferry曾警告过球队老板，不要过于放纵詹姆斯。因为球队每个决定都必须咨询詹姆斯（Every decision the Cavaliers made had to be run past James. He didn’t always get to decide, but he had to be consulted.），这就导致了他对于球队管理层、教练和队友毫无尊重。文中指出，詹姆斯在2009年东部决赛惨败给魔术之后，曾经希望MB滚蛋，但Ferry却力保MB，但詹姆斯对此举并不买账，因为两年来他一直希望赶走MB。
詹姆斯的自大和狂妄不仅局限于骑士队，在梦之队他同样是球霸，而这些事公众当然不知道，只有美国那些篮球精英们才知道（The public never knew what those on the inside of American basketball’s elite power structure did: In the years and months before Beijing, that was very much in doubt for James.），下面就是Adrian Wojnarowski的原文：
From Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski to managing director Jerry Colangelo to NBA elders, the issue of James’ immaturity and downright disrespectfulness had become a consuming topic on the march to the Olympics. The course of history could’ve changed dramatically, because there was a real risk that James wouldn’t be brought to Beijing based on fears his monumental talents weren’t worth the daily grind of dealing with him.
No one could stand James as a 19-year-old in the 2004 Athens Olympics, nor the 2006 World Championships. Officials feared James could become the instigator of everything they wanted to rid themselves for the ’08 Olympics. For as gifted as James was, Krzyzewski and Colangelo subscribed to a belief that with Kobe Bryant(notes) joining the national team in 2007, they could win a gold medal in ’08 with or without LeBron James. Behind the scenes, officials had taken to calling James’ inner circle, “The Enablers.” No one ever told him to grow up. No one ever challenged him. And yet, James was still a powerful pull for his teammates, and everyone had to agree they could no longer let his bossy and belittling act go unchecked. These weren’t the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Team USA wasn’t beholden to him.
After the NBA witnessed the behavior of James and his business manager Maverick Carter during the 2007 All-Star Weekend, the commissioner’s office sent word to USA Basketball the league wouldn’t force James on them for the Olympics. Before Team USA gathered for the 2007 Tournament of the Americas in Las Vegas, an unmistakable message had been delivered to James through Nike: Unless you change, we’re serious about leaving you home.
Adrian Wojnarowski简介：
Adrian Wojnarowski is the NBA columnist for Yahoo! Sports. His book The Miracle of St. Anthony: A Season with Coach Bob Hurley and Basketball's Most Improbable Dynasty, was a New York Times best-seller and currently is in development at Walden Media to be made into a major motion picture.
