Gottlieb — who was hired as Green Bay men’s basketball coach despite no head-coaching experience — is off to a dreadful start with the Phoenix. The team is 3-24 and went a full three months between wins. When the Phoenix finally broke that 21-game losing streak on Sunday, word of Gottlieb’s struggles made rounds among the NBA community.

The war of words between Lakers superstar LeBron James and Wisconsin-Green Bay head coach Doug Gottlieb has reached its next chapter. As Gottlieb and the Phoenix struggle through a disastrous season,

LeBron James always keeps receipts. James danced on Doug Gottlieb’s grave on Monday over the Green Bay basketball coach’s embarrassing 3-24 record in his first year. “Earned 2 Not Given! Gotta give him credit, though,” James said on X, along with laughing and poop emojis, boasting about Gottlieb’s horrific record.

The ongoing beef between LeBron James and Wisconsin-Green Bay men's basketball coach Doug Gottlieb took a new turn Monday on X (formerly Twitter) when the Los Angeles Lakers star trolled the first-year coach for his team's abysmal record.

Doug Gottlieb responded to the post from LeBron James making fun of his record at Green Bay, accusing the NBA star of "punching down."

Radio host-turned-college basketball coach Doug Gottlieb is still making enemies, and his latest appears to be LeBron James.

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The beef between LeBron James and Doug Gottlieb has taken another exciting turn after the Los Angeles Lakers forward very obviously trolled the University of Wisconsin—Green Bay basketball coach on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday.

Many, including Green Bay head coach Doug Gottlieb, believed Bronny wasn't NBA ready and the only reason he was picked was due to his father, LeBron James' influence. Well, there is no doubt that James Jr.