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LeBron James: Hate The Player, Not His Mother
So it would take an awful lot to make LeBron into a sympathetic figure. And it looks like an obnoxious heckler has done just that by going after LeBron’s mother. At a recent game between the Heat and the Wizards, some guy named Bob Moore started taunting James about the now-ancient rumor urban that former James teammate Delonte West was involved with James’ mother Gloria.
And NBC Washington’s Sarah Kogod then tweeted the ensuing verbal altercation:
Accrding to Moore, LeBron said “The only reason you talk [expletive] is because you know I can’t come off the court right now and beat your ass”
Also according to Moore, LeBron continued “But if I had a free pass, I’d kick your ass right now.”
Moore replied “I’m right here baby. Let’s go” before security stepped in.
The next day, Kogod tweeted something to the effect that she didn’t think it was acceptable for any player to engage a heckler in this fashion. As a general rule, it’s not good to feed the trolls. But come on, the guy went after James’ mother.
There are many, many reasons to think that LeBron James might be a jerk or prone to making ill-advised decisions. But the fact he’s emotional about defending his mother’s honor might be one of the few things about the guy that makes him worth rooting for on a personal level.