Jason Whitlock probably won’t be appearing on LeBron James’ new “unscripted” TV show The Shop which premiered Tuesday night on HBO.

Set in an apparently mythical barbershop, Whitlock claimed that the NBA superstar who joined the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent made a fool of himself  in something akin to a minstrel show and fake news.

He described the “inauthentic” presentation as a “profane, primitive, and privileged” look inside the fantasy world of black millionaires sipping goblets of wine in an environment which is far removed from reality.

The host of Speak for Yourself, Whitlock is one of the very few commentators in sports journalism, at least on television, who articulates a different view from the groupthink of the politically correct blue-check Twitter cohort.

Watch the FS1 video clips below and draw your own conclusions.

Separately, during the show, James apparently complained about basketball fans — who have made him a fabulously wealthy international celebrity — coming up to him to ask for pictures.

Added: On tonight’s FS1 broadcast, Whitlock doubled down on his criticism of the LeBron James show that he describes as a “layup line” and that features pampered, whiny celebrities complaining about “high-class victimhood” who are nonetheless  living the American dream.

LeBron James apologist Dahntay Jones defended The Shop, while, surprisingly, Doug Gottlieb made some sense after he chimed in: