NBA fans were both shocked and puzzled to find a picture of LeBron James wearing colors that are clearly associated with the latest Barbie movie. As we all know, King James is one of the most famous players in the league, if not the most famous, and has a very large fan base.
One can only imagine how they reacted when a picture of the Los Angeles Lakers star wearing an outfit from the world of Barbie went viral on social media. To those who do not know, the Barbie movie along with the Oppenheimer movie was recently released. The conflicting genres of these two movies have given a lot of people great amusement.
Coming back to LeBron, one question on everyone’s mind is if he actually wore a pink dress to show his support for Barbie. With that being said, let us take a closer look and decipher the truth behind this picture.
The picture of LeBron James wearing pink to attend Barbie is photoshopped
It turns out that LeBron James never really decided to wear pink or promote the Barbie movie as a post on Twitter might indicate. Since we are in the midst of the NBA offseason, basketball fans are starved for topics to discuss. Especially since we have a long way to go until the 2023-2024 NBA regular season begins.
LeBron James on the Barbie movie:
“10/10… a must watch film.” pic.twitter.com/3lbIoSx9Qb
— Buttcrack Sports (@ButtCrackSports) July 21, 2023
Therefore, it makes sense that some trolls on the internet decided to catch fans off guard by photoshopping a picture of LeBron and making it appear like he was wearing a pink dress and eager to watch and promote Barbie. However, King James never did anything similar and his fan base shouldn’t assume he did based on the picture.
Twitter pages like these have already built a reputation in recent times for providing inaccurate information with the goal of shocking the public. By doing so, their posts are given more attention since there will always be a fair share of gullible fans who believe that the page is a legitimate news source.
In any case, LeBron really hasn’t spoken out and shared his opinion about the Barbie movie. Even if he does end up feeling inclined to give the movie a try, it is highly unlikely for the 4x NBA champion to attend it while wearing pink to show his support.
