The Delonte West and Gloria James rumors ran rampant during the 2010 NBA Playoffs and many believed that was one of the reasons why Lebron decided to take his talents to South Beach. Today, the former NBA star explains how the rumors influenced what he named his newborn son. Click the jump for details.

According to Uproxx:

“His middle name is Delonte but I didn’t want to name him Delonte West, Jr. just because of that,” he says in the video. “I don’t want my son going to school and people making fun of him for something his daddy did. He goin’ to school and ‘didn’t your daddy have sex with LeBron’s mamma?’ I don’t want him to deal with all that man.”

Delonte and his wife ended up naming their son Cash after Muhammad Ali and Johnny Cash.

Check the video out below…the interview is really insightful! We really hope this dude makes a comeback!

According to TMZ:

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