LeBron James is one of the two best basketball players of all time, and in some ways, it’s hard to process what he’s able to accomplish on the court.
When he is off the floor, however, it’s often surprisingly easy to see exactly what LeBron is doing. Many of us have had friends like LeBron who seem to go out of their way to fib every once in a while.
The four-time NBA Finals MVP once said he predicted Kobe Bryant would score 81 points before the game started. He said he watched The Godfather six times during the 2016 postseason, but couldn’t recall a single quote. He seemed ill-informed about Liverpool during this interview.
Fans noticed another example of LeBron potentially either exaggerating or stretching the truth once more this past weekend:
"I was listening to those guys my first year with the Heat in 2010. You can ask any one of my teammates back then, they had no idea who the Migos was… I was like 'I'm telling you these guys are next.'"
LeBron paying homage to Takeoff 🙏🏾
(via @michaelcorvoNBA) pic.twitter.com/UuQHTb1wey
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) November 7, 2022
LeBron honored the late rapper, Takeoff, with his pregame outfit before the Lakers played the Cavs on Sunday. It was a nice tribute to Takeoff, who was killed when he was shot after a private party in Houston.
When asked about the musician during a postgame press conference, LeBron said that he first started listening to the Migos star waaaaaaaaay back in 2010.
Is it possible LeBron is telling the truth about this one? Certainly! It’s also not likely, though, considering Migos didn’t even drop a mixtape until 2011, and their first hit single “Versace” was released in 2013.
LeBron may be a longtime Migos fan, but this seems a bit egregious.
Of course, no one will pull out a lie detector when these things happen. It’s totally harmless, and there is no way to verifiably prove whether or not he is telling the truth or not.
All we can really do is raise a questioning eyebrow when we cast some doubt. That is exactly what fans did after LeBron’s comments on Sunday night.
LeBron James lying about innocuous stuff is the funniest thing to me because there's absolutely no reason for it. He doesn't need to curry favor with people anymore, he doesn't need to boost his profile. This man tells tall tales for the love of the game, he's like Hulk Hogan
— local bIogger (@fergoe) November 7, 2022
LeBron James is a generational liar. I get it. He’s had a mic in his face since he was 16 and feels the need to give a good quote. So he says what you wanna hear. But can we at least keep track of them on his basketball reference? I’d like to revisit some highlights
— myles brown (@mdotbrown) November 7, 2022
LeBron is arguably the greatest NBA player ever but his basketball abilities pale in comparison to his generational lying https://t.co/9jVB1ImHUk
— Jackson Frank (@jackfrank_jjf) November 7, 2022
Howling bc everybody know a habitual liar and Bron still goes above and beyond
— Trill Withers (@TylerIAm) November 7, 2022
[INT. MIAMI HEAT LOCKER ROOM, 2010]
TWO-TIME NBA MVP LEBRON JAMES: “Dwyane Wade, have you listened to these teenagers from Atlanta?”
— matt (@PanasonicDX4500) November 7, 2022
LeBron said he first listened to Migos in 2010 and their first mixtape was in 2011😭😭
— mev 🧸🌹🏀 (@mevvybear) November 7, 2022
Migos put their first real mixtape out in August of 2011. I *know* LeBron was not listening to some underground stuff from them in 2010 lmao.
Generational player. Arguably even more generational liar. https://t.co/31W3wP9eSC
— Spencer Michaelis (@smichaelis234) November 7, 2022
I love watching LeBron lie about things for no reason. https://t.co/6vswQKiE5G
— ™️Marcus (@TheMisterMarcus) November 7, 2022
