LeBron James tackles Alabama football over copy-cat show
Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James is taking on Alabama’s powerful football program, contending the Crimson Tide lifted concepts from a program on ‘‘Uninterrupted,’’ the digital media platform James co-founded with business partner Maverick Carter.
Last year, ‘‘Uninterrupted’’ aired ‘‘The Shop,’’ a barber shop forum where James, Golden State forward Draymond Green, retired NBA player Charles Oakley, and others have conversations while getting their hair cut. Alabama recently released a trailer for ‘‘Shop Talk,’’ and the clip shows coach Nick Saban and former Crimson Tide star Julio Jones in a barber shop setting.
.@KingJames doesn’t drive — unless he’s got a droptop and a Christmas Day game to get to. #TheShop pic.twitter.com/27n7Tq0WfZ
— UNINTERRUPTED (@uninterrupted) March 6, 2018
💈🗣Shop Talk Episode 1 coming soon! #RollTide#BamaCuts pic.twitter.com/QHC1dTjjzh
— Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) March 27, 2018
On Monday, ‘‘Uninterrupted’’ sent a letter to Alabama, citing ‘‘exploitation’’ and concerns over copyright infringement and intellectual property. Alabama officials did not immediately reply to a request for comment .
