Lakers star LeBron James, who staunchly opposed paying Elon Musk and Twitter to maintain his verification status, still has his blue checkmark, despite the company’s mass removal on Thursday.
Back on March 31, the four-time NBA champion tweeted “Welp guess my blue [checkpoint] will be gone soon cause if you know me i ain’t paying the 5.” However, James drew the attention of many users for seemingly reversing course.
Upon clicking on the blue badge on his account Thursday evening, a brief caption appears stating: “This account is verified because they are subscribed to Twitter Blue and verified their phone number.”
