For an NBA player or any athlete to receive LeBron James‘ praise is a monumental event in their careers. LeBron is considered to be the greatest basketball player in the history of the NBA, and most of the rookies coming into the league today have grown up watching his awe-inspiring highlights and dreaming of reaching the height of his legacy.
It seems Houston Rockets second-year player Tari Eason has joined the pantheon of young players to be praised by LeBron James. Eason threw down a monster poster in his Summer League game against the Portland Trail Blazers and LeBron reposted the highlight on his Instagram story.
Bron reposted👀 pic.twitter.com/GGj8M2xM0s
— Bolobum (@Devlyn05933282) July 8, 2023
The caption of the story is “Yeaaaahhhhhh nephew!!! Punch HEEEMMM!!” James appreciates the energy and power behind Eason’s poster dunk and probably reminisced over the times when we would recreate the same play on a poor opposing Jason Terry or Kevin Love.
Fans on Twitter react to LeBron James’ apparent jibe at Victor Wembanyama
It’s no secret that LeBron James is widely considered the greatest NBA prospect ever. He came straight out of St. Vincent-St. Mary high school, with the promise of becoming one of the best NBA players to ever live. He certainly delivered on that expectation and then some. James is also known for his infectious confidence and his opinion that no matter his advancing age, he is still the best player in the world.
You can’t convince me Lebron didn’t wear this on purpose cause of Wemby debut tonight 😭 pic.twitter.com/mIp2TXx7wm
— AGTGً (@30Burner_) July 7, 2023
Fans on Twitter, however, believe that LeBron has been taking most of the media hype surrounding Victor Wembanyama personally, to say. On the day of Wemby’s debut in the Summer League matchup versus Brandon Miller and the Charlotte Hornets, James was seen wearing a tank top that had an image of his Sports Illustrated article from back in the day, that proclaimed him as the ‘Chosen One’.
Dude is so corny lol
— Bernardo vivas (@Bernardovivas) July 8, 2023
So self centered
— ladylove (@sosickoflovingu) July 8, 2023
Trying to make it bout him as always
— Ibrahim Ayub (@Ibrahim9279036) July 8, 2023
Fans haven’t taken kindly to this alleged shot at Victor from LeBron and feel like James’ days in the NBA are numbered. It’s time he lets the new generation of superstars take over and sculpt the league into a new entity. It’s the same thing he did when he became the face of the league after the great Michael Jordan and it seems as though LeBron isn’t happy after receiving a taste of his own medicine.