Cleveland Cavaliers guard Jaylon Tyson’s career is trending in the right direction but on Wednesday, he trended in the wrong way for what many people perceived as a disrespectful jan at team legend Lebron James.
The Los Angeles Lakers and King James were in The Land for fifth of their eight-game road trip and naturally, the four-time MVP received a warm and emotional welcome from the team he led to their 2016 championship.
Cavs came out on top through the lead of Donovan Mitchell and Tyson who were both interviewed after the game and asked about Lebron’s legacy in the city and in the state.
Tyson has the most unexpected answer.
“This is Donovan Mitchell’s city now.”
Jaylon Tyson giving Spida props after beating LeBron and the Lakers 😅 pic.twitter.com/CwFSCl9QkR
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 29, 2026
Mitchell instantly covered that up by honoring James.
Donovan Mitchell knew Jaylon Tyson was wrong for that and you can tell from his response… https://t.co/R46WZy3tzI pic.twitter.com/XaWVAP8TnM
— Lakers All Day Everyday (@LADEig) January 29, 2026
Jaylon Tyson sends an apology
Tyson, who scored 20 points in the win, must have felt he was caught in the moment. He had clarity after leaving the court and then apologized for his remarks.
He also cleared that he grew up idolizing James.
“That’s one of the greatest players to ever play the game,” he said to reporters.
“I was a Cavs fan growing up because of [James]. I didn’t want to take away from him, but I just wanted to give Donovan his flowers, that was my biggest goal in it. If I offended anybody or anybody got mad about it I’m sorry, I take personal responsibility. But I just wanted to give [Mitchell] his flowers because we want to do the same thing that Bron and them did with [Mitchell] as our leader.”
The Cavs player has a new Instagram post but he had its comments section off.
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