He’s been a preferred target of President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE on Twitter, but LeBron James says what bothers him more than the insults is that the commander in chief has time to tweet digs at an NBA star at all.

“What bothers me is that he has time to even do that,” the new Los Angeles Lakers player says of Trump’s tweeted attacks against him.

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“He has the most powerful job in the world,” the 33-year-old former Cleveland and Miami star tells The Hollywood Reporter in an interview published Thursday. “Like, you really got this much time that you can comment on me?"

Trump tweeted last month that James — who’s repeatedly criticized the president and said that he’s using sports to try to “divide” the country — looked “smart” compared to CNN’s Don Lemon:

Lebron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He made Lebron look smart, which isn’t easy to do. I like Mike! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 3, 2018

When asked by The Hollywood Reporter if it “bothers him” that Trump questioned his intelligence, James replied with a laugh, “No, because I’m not.”

“That's like somebody saying I can't play ball,” James, who recently opened a school for at-risk children in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, said. “That doesn't bother me at all.”