Jeff Teague made the\u00a0Club 520 podcast a hit by taking fans into the strange corners of an NBA journeyman\u2019s career, with a genuine sense of humor and seemingly no line he was afraid to cross.<\/p>\n
That seemingly caught up to the 12-year NBA veteran and 2021 champion on an episode this week.<\/p>\n
During a conversation about the best NBA teams of all time, Teague ventured into that sort of territory once again. Only instead of telling a story about his own career or experiences in the NBA, he suddenly shared a revelation about one of the greatest players ever.<\/p>\n
\u201cMiami \u2018Bron, he was on steroids, bro,\u201d Teague said. \u201cHe had to sit out, he was on steroids. For real. Allegedly. But he had to sit out.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey started testing for HGH and \u2026 he had to sit out. He said his back was hurting, and he sat out for like three weeks. And he came back skinny. I was in the league, I remember. He came back and he was crazy, though.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jeff Teague said LeBron James used steroids when he was with the Miami Heat:<\/p>\n
\u201cThey started testing for HGH and he had to sit out. He said his back was hurting and he sat out for 3 weeks then came back skinny.\u201dpic.twitter.com\/s8ff1bNvMu<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ahmed\/The Ears\/IG: BigBizTheGod \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf4 (@big_business_) July 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Immediately, fans online jumped on the rumor. An old clip surfaced of Max Kellerman on\u00a0First Take alluding to strange patterns with James\u2019 musculature. Everyone seemed ready to believe Teague\u2019s allegation.<\/p>\n But just as soon as his quotes went viral, Teague backtracked.<\/p>\n \u201cY\u2019all weird I was joking about Bron he was just that dominate (sic) chill,\u201d he wrote on his Instagram story.<\/p>\n Jeff Teague says his comments about LeBron using steroids were just a joke pic.twitter.com\/dbR2cBZFJy<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) July 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n With Teague\u2019s deadpan and the laid-back nature of\u00a0Club 520, it\u2019s difficult to tell for sure how much of a joke the James conversation was. One thing that stands out is that Teague is careful to say \u201callegedly\u201d when accusing James of taking banned substances, but did not hedge the details of the 2014 timeline at all.<\/p>\n On Thursday\u2019s episode of\u00a0Club 520, Teague revealed a James fan confronted him at a gas station after his steroid comments.<\/p>\n \u201cHe looked back like, \u2018You a hoe, you a snitch,’\u201d Teague recalled. \u201c\u2018Bron didn\u2019t do that!\u2019 I\u2019m like \u2026 \u2018stop playing, bro.’\u201d<\/p>\n Jeff Teague says a Lebron James fan pulled up on him at a gas station for saying LeBron was on steroids, and Jeff said he almost had to take action to handle the situation. pic.twitter.com\/dUICv0BSGA<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 joebuddenclips\/fanpage (@Chatnigga101) July 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Teague said he ignored the man until he moved on.<\/p>\n It\u2019s unlikely that Teague has any inside information, but the confidence with which he recalled the details \u2014 coupled with others like Kellerman commenting on it over the years \u2014 would appear to indicate that this is at least a conspiracy theory in NBA circles. Teague was just the one loose enough to share it on-air.<\/p>\n \t