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LeBronto

LeBronto

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Updated May 06, 2018 at 04:05AM EDT by Y F.

Added May 04, 2018 at 11:49AM EDT by Adam.

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About

LeBronto is a nickname given to Toronto, Canada by NBA fans as a reference to how well Cleveland Cavaliers player LeBron James plays against the Toronto Raptors.

Origin

At the end of the third quarter of Game 2 of the Cavaliers-Raptors Eastern Conference Semifinals series, the Cavaliers had an eleven point lead thanks in part to a strong performance from James. ESPN announcer Mike Jones went to commercial by saying "We'll be back to LeBronto after this." A post on /r/nba featuring the clip gained over 16,000 points.[5]



Spread

After the phrase was uttered, memes about the word began spreading among NBA fans on Reddit and Twitter. Twitter user @MythAddict[1] photoshopped Toronto's sign to read "LeBronto," gaining over 510 retweets and 810 likes (shown below, left). Bleacher Report[2] tweeted the word pictures of Drake, a noted Toronto citizen and Raptors fan, gaining over 2,000 retweets and 10,000 likes (shown below, right).


Myth Addict @MythAddict Follow Replying to @jeskeets Ask and thou shall receive #NBAPlayoffs LEBRONTO BR Bleacher Report . @BleacherReport Follow All of LeBronto waking up like...

Popular posts on Reddit referencing the meme include a post on /r/clevelandcavs[3] that gained over 830 points (shown below, left). Another post in the subreddit which edited the city's road sign to read LeBronto gained 270 points[4] (shown below, right).


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The jokes about the phrase were covered by Twitter Moments,[6] blogTO,[7] and The Score.[8]

Various Examples


LEBRONTO Toronto (disambiguation) зд Lebronto is the capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. Named after it's beloved CEO and Founder, Lebron James of Akron, Ohio. LeBron also plays for the Cleveland Cav- aliers and is the GOAT of NBA. Known for its beautiful rainbow threes and fadeaway jumpers. Lebronto and City of LeBronto may also refer to: elcome EBRONTO CANADA (C O SHIFTREFRESH MAYOR LEBRON JAMES Dİ|TORONTO

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External References

[1] Twitter – @MythAddict

[2] Twitter – Bleacher Report

[3] Reddit – /r/clevelandcavs

[4] Reddit – /r/clevelandcavs

[5] Reddit – Announcer Says Lebronto

[6] Twitter Moments – Welcome to LeBronto, where the Raps were crushed by the King

[7] blogTO – Lebronto

[8] The Score – Twitter reacts to LeBron destroying Raptors and taking over 'LeBronto'

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