LeBron James heard the Nuggets talkin' spit about the Lakers during their championship parade on Thursday ... and now, the NBA superstar is clapping back HARD.
In case you missed it, Michael Malone threw shade at reports of LBJ considering retirement after losing to Denver in the Western Conference Finals ... cracking jokes and claiming he was going to hang it up for good, too.
why are the Nuggets so obsessed with the Lakers? They want a rivalry so bad 😭 pic.twitter.com/vQGab1EjVn
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) June 15, 2023
There was also a cringe moment at the rally, where Malone was referred to as "the Lakers' daddy."
James is now unloading on the Nuggets franchise ... saying he was minding his own business in Europe when he found out about the disses -- so he asked, "I'm on your mind that much huh???"
"I mean I guess I see why. 🤷🏾♂️," LeBron said on Instagram with a pic of him waving the starting flag at 24 Hours of Le Mans.
"But Wave the flag on these lames!! Please make being player cool again cause the lame machine is at an all-time high. Enjoy your light but just know I’m the SUN. I stay on forever!"
But Nuggets fans better hope the team learned something from "The Wire" ... 'cause as Omar said -- "you come at the king, you best not miss!!"