A viral video of LeBron James dancing during a Kendrick Lamar Concert has gone viral on social media. It has garnered a lot of attention from people, considering that the Los Angeles Lakers star is supposed to be seriously injured and not healthy enough to be partying.
It’s probably just drunk adrenaline but still shameless to see him not play
— Buttcrack Sports (@ButtCrackSports) March 3, 2023
As we all know, the King suffered an injury to his right foot in a game against the Dallas Mavericks. While this should be expected considering the pace at which he had been playing this season, along with his advanced age, fans are taking this opportunity to call out and make fun of LeBron. Perhaps they should simply be dismissed as haters. Nonetheless, let us take a look at what they are saying.
NBA Fans choose to pretend that a video of LeBron James dancing is real
One could argue that LeBron is truly hated just as much as he is respected, if not more. There has been no player in NBA history who showed this level of play in their 20th season. However, he is being criticized as some fans don’t believe he is even injured.
in the same pants he wore to the game with the boot on. fakes injuries like he does flops
— PawPaw Swag (@PawPawSwagg) March 3, 2023
When the injury actually happened, it looked like there was no contact from any other player. LeBron instantly went down and apparently claimed that he heard “something pop.” That sounds quite serious and could potentially even be a career-threatening injury.
However, LeBron got back up and continued playing in the game, making several shots in the final quarter after his injury. This is the biggest reason fans are questioning if his injury is being exaggerated. Moreover, people are also eventually growing tired and critics will claim that this is being done simply to create a glorified comeback story, “Him getting injured was in the sports entertainment“script.”
Him getting injured was in the sports entertainment“script” 😅 pic.twitter.com/gEOTCgGSR9
— Papi Chulo 🇭🇹 (@FamousMontana_) March 3, 2023
— Gordo El Terriblè🍀 (@Block5ton3LLC) March 3, 2023
Coming back to the video of LeBron dancing at a Kendrick Lamar concert, his fans quickly pointed out that the video was clearly old and had just been reposted to make the 4x NBA champion look bad. They did so by pointing out that Kendrick hadn’t even organized a concert in 2023.
Kendrick Lamar hasn’t had a concert in 2023
— Juan Rivera (@Juan_Rivera86) March 3, 2023
Perhaps all of this can simply be dismissed as a form of humor. Be that as it may, we should wonder if it is simply bad taste from fans considering that King James was always healthy and played consistently for the majority of his prime. In any case, we wish him a speedy recovery.
