LeBron calls NCAA 'corrupt,' wants to discuss farm system with Silver

LeBron James has joined the chorus of sports figures admonishing the National Collegiate Athletic Association amid the recruiting scandal.

"The NCAA is corrupt, we know that. Sorry, it's going to make headlines, but it's corrupt," the Cleveland Cavaliers megastar told reporters Tuesday.

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The league is under fire after an FBI probe implicated a number of past and present players who may have received illegal benefits. James, who went to the NBA directly from high school in 2003, was asked for his thoughts on how the NCAA can recover from the corruption scandal.

"I don't know if there is any fixing the NCAA. It's been going on for many, many, many years," he replied. "I don't know how you can fix it. I don't see how you can fix it. Obviously, I have never been a part of it ... but I do know what five-star athletes bring to a campus."

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James, a father of three children (including two basketball-playing sons), admitted he enjoys watching March Madness, but doesn't like how NCAA players don't benefit from the money and exposure they help their programs earn. Before he announced his decision to skip college in favor of the pros, he received offers to play for major Division I schools, but had no interest in doing so for free the cost of an education.

"Me and my mom was poor, I'll tell you that, and they expected me to step foot on a college campus and not to go to the NBA? We weren't going to be poor for long, I'll tell you that. That's a fact," he said.

The four-time MVP wants to talk to NBA commissioner Adam Silver about the one-and-done rule and expanding the G-League so it serves as a farm league that can help players develop before they go pro.