LeBron James says he’s taking a break from social media. The NBA’s all-time leading scorer and Los Angeles Lakers star posted on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, and Instagram on Wednesday to announce that he’s stepping away from his pages.

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"Getting off social media for the time being" he wrote after re-posting a complaint about the negativity of sports coverage.