Patrick Mahomes lifted the Vince Lombardi Trophy for the second time in his career recently and the world has gone into a frenzy. Even LeBron James and Kevin Durant were in awe of how the 27-year-old performed for the Kansas City Chiefs at the Super Bowl LVII against the Philadelphia Eagles. King James was even one of the fans in attendance on the day. It is no secret that he is a big football fan, as he often takes to social media to let the world on his unique takes on the sport.
LeBron and Savannah in the building ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/gxvxwfAyow
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 12, 2023
Fans were not happy when pictures and videos of LeBron attending the game with Savannah went viral. Many expressed their displeasure seeing LeBron at the Super Bowl while the Los Angeles Lakers are still fighting to make the playoffs. A fan wrote on Twitter, “Bro went on vacation after breaking the record.”
bro went on vacation after breaking the record
— ✝️ ⓜⓐⓣⓔⓡ ✝️ (@MahomesBetta) February 12, 2023
Got his little empty record and Doesn’t play anymore, his squad is a 13 seed, has a game in Portland tmrw. MJ would never put ball aside like this
— LouAye-IFB (@LouAyeBurner) February 12, 2023
He didn’t want to play so he could go to the superbowl lol he better be lucky we won
— HollowFrobe (@the_only6) February 12, 2023
Made it to the game but not his past 2 games…guess that “sore” ankle healed enough to walk to his suite🙄
— Susan Gillis (@SusanGillis) February 12, 2023
NBA fans have questioned his availability and injury status. A fan even made sure to mention Michael Jordan in the conversation, and claimed His Airness “would never put the ball aside.” For those who don’t know, King James suffered an ankle injury against the Oklahoma City Thunder, when he broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s scoring record very recently.
When will LeBron James return from injury?
“I was told LeBron was severely struggling with that foot injury he has [Tuesday night vs. the Thunder]… It gets to points where it just gets unbearable and he plays through it… The way it’s explained to me is that might be something that lingers all season long, but it… https://t.co/1e9TpzCoiY pic.twitter.com/Q84RfAi1dX
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) February 11, 2023
The Lakers were quite active in the market this year, acquiring the likes of Rui Hachimura, Malik Beasley, and D’Angelo Russell among others. They will be aiming to make the playoffs this season after two disappointing years. LeBron’s return is highly anticipated as fans await their superstar to set foot on the court with the new Lakers who have quite a new look now.