National Basketball Association

LeBron James apologizes for slur

Published Jan. 29, 2014 10:59 p.m. ET

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MIAMI (AP) LeBron James of the Miami Heat apologized Wednesday night for using the word ''retarded'' while answering a question posed in a pregame interview.

James says the word's usage is a bad habit that he's trying to break, and that he'll try not to use it again.

''I mean no disrespect,'' James said.

The NBA's four-time Most Valuable Player opened his postgame interview session by addressing the matter without being asked. James and the Heat lost Wednesday to the Oklahoma City Thunder, 112-95.