One of the most bizarre news stories in some time popped up earlier this week when LeBron James's company Why does LeBron’s company have a legal issue with Alabama football?
">threatened to sue Alabama football for copyright infringement and intellectual property theft over the Tide's new web series "Shop Talk", which LeBron Inc. viewed as too similar to its own show, "The Talk."
Saban was asked about the controversy Tuesday night and did not back down.
"I think LeBron James is a great player. There's been at least 20 'Barbershop'-type things I've seen on TV. I didn't know anybody owned that. I didn't even know he had one. I'm sorry that anybody could be offended by something that were just having fun with," he said. "I enjoyed it and we're going to continue to do it."
Saban's comments zipped from Tuscaloosa to Cleveland later in the evening, where LeBron was asked for comment following the Cavs' win over the Toronto Raptors.
LeBron addresses Alabama's "Shop Talk" and Nick Saban's comments about being unaware of Uninterrupted's "The Shop" series: "The lawyers will figure it out." pic.twitter.com/5Ovx1EAuHN
— Spencer Davies (@SpinDavies) April 4, 2018
Meanwhile, Part 2 of Episode 1 of "Shop Talk" is due out later today. Saban might just hit 'publish' himself.