LeBron James made headlines this week for attending his son Bronny’s first ever college basketball game.
While Bronny’s big USC debut and what it means for his 2024 NBA Draft stock was obviously a major storyline, it wasn’t the only thing people talked about after the outing.
Another subplot that emerged was LeBron’s behavior during the National Anthem.
A video of what the Los Angeles Lakers star was doing while the National Anthem played began circulating online shortly thereafter:
LeBron completely ignores the National Anthem and sits down. pic.twitter.com/RA8EzZMror
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) December 12, 2023
Needless to say, a lot of people had strong reactions to the visual of LeBron just sitting there.
They flocked to social media to weigh in:
That’s why Jordan will always be the GOAT. pic.twitter.com/tG6aFzWHiC
— BullishB°bby42o (@bnoble4ever) December 12, 2023
He will never have a logo. pic.twitter.com/IIRdtHjGvQ
— Plebeian (@76Gargoyle) December 13, 2023
Michael Jordan would never
— Wealth Turtle 💰🐢 (@wealth_turtle) December 12, 2023
Let’s hear what Trump has to say about Labron. pic.twitter.com/yIQAyJwlVj
— Commonsenseprevails (@Commonsensepre2) December 12, 2023
LeBron James sure as hell stood for and pledged to Chinas national anthem. He’s no American. Americans don’t kneel to the American national anthem. 🤡
— Liberacrat™️ (@Liberacrat_) December 13, 2023
LeBron is on Chinas payroll
— Wealth Turtle 💰🐢 (@wealth_turtle) December 12, 2023
What a disgrace. Jordan wouldn’t have done that.
— Elliot (@elliotreports) December 12, 2023
At the end of the day, LeBron has always been a surprisingly-polarizing political figure. This is a guy, after all, who famously helped pay $27 million so that felons would be able to vote.
In that respect, this latest brouhaha is unsurprising.
Shedeur Sanders’ New Girlfriend Is A 28-Year-Old Model: https://t.co/djEf5c0AnU
— Game 7 (@game7__) December 12, 2023
That said, it will still be interesting to see how the Lakers star chooses to respond.
Will LeBron address his National Anthem controversy at some point this week? Time will tell.
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A graduate from the University of Texas, Anthony Amador has been credentialed to cover the Houston Texans, Dallas Cowboys, San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks and high school games all over the Lone Star State. Currently, his primary beats are the NBA, MLB, NFL and UFC.
