LeBron James has enjoyed extremely rare fame for more than 20 years. Being a superstar in the league brings many benefits, but the price of fame obviously isn’t always appreciable. And the Lakers winger was able to see that once again.
This Monday was celebrated as MLK Day, and several posters were proposed by the league for this occasion. Among them was the one between the Lakers and the Thunder. Occupying second place in the West, the latter were therefore announced favorites against a Los Angeles team in crisis, 10th in this same conference. Finally, the Purple & Gold were able to defy the predictions by winning 112-105.
The match was hotly contested between the two teams and the fans were treated to some great action from both sides. However, what caught the attention of the web more during this evening was an unusual sequence where a fan ran to kiss LeBron James , while he was resting on the sidelines. Crypto.com Arena security therefore had to intervene immediately.
LeBron James attacked by hysterical fan
During tonight’s Lakers-Thunder game, a fan was ejected after running up to LeBron James on the sideline and hugging him. The fan was kicked out, and James looked pissed.
Despite his team’s victory, the King did not necessarily seem the happiest on the field, surely the fault of this incident. Hysteria can sometimes plague some people, especially at the sight of an idol. However, this type of event is prohibited, in addition to being highly avoidable. While he has often been seen interacting with the crowd during games, LeBron did not seem cheerful on this occasion.
It’s daring of the fan to run towards LeBron like that😳
If we ignore this, we can still highlight the good performance of the four-time MVP, who finished the evening by posting 25 points on 60% shooting (12/20), 7 rebounds and 6 assists. In addition, this victory brings the Lakers a little closer to a record of 50%, they who are at 20 successes against 21 failures. Let’s hope that LBJ will quickly forget this episode to concentrate on his season, because his team greatly needs him.
LeBron James may be invested with his fans, but he can sometimes seem annoyed towards some of them when his personal space is disturbed. In this regard, the latter was then evacuated by arena security.
