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Nick Saban won't cut barbershop series despite LeBron James' complaint

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama coach Nick Saban isn't scrapping a program that drew a complaint from LeBron James.

The Cleveland Cavaliers star says the Crimson Tide's "Shop Talk" trailer uses "ideas, concepts and format" from a program on the digital media platform James co-founded.

Last year, UNINTERRUPTED aired "The Shop," where James, Golden State forward Draymond Green and others talk in a barber shop.

Alabama released a trailer on Twitter for "Shop Talk" showing Saban and NFL receiver Julio Jones in a barber shop setting. UNINTERRUPTED sent a letter to Alabama, citing concerns over copyright infringement and intellectual property.