In response to that post, the bar’s owner Jay Linneman said that NBA games would no longer be aired until James was ousted from the league: “If anyone wants to watch an NBA game, don’t come to Linnie’s Pub,” the post read. “We will not air them until LeBron James has been expelled from the NBA.” The bar’s owner told reporters that James and other NBA players “need to play the game and that’s it,” and that his remarks were overly inflammatory. “They’re using their position to push their opinions, and that’s just not right,” he told USA Today.