LeBron Glazing / My Glorious King LeBron James

About

My Glorious King LeBron James, also known as LeBron Glazing, refers to a series of memes that make fun of LeBron James fans who are portrayed as irrationally supportive and protective of James. The unabashed devotion of the fans was related to the slang terms glazing and dickriding. The memes started on TikTok in January 2023 and became more viral in mid-2023 following the LA Lakers' elimination from the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Thereafter, a variant trend started called Saving My Glorious King LeBron James in which the fans were portrayed as saving James from imminent and hyperbolic danger. The memes called James "My Glorious King LeBron James" or "LeKing," among other puns related to his name. Many of the videos also used a slowed + reverb remix of the song "Viva la Vida" by Coldplay as the TikTok sound.

In early 2024, LeBron Glazing memes resurfaced en masse following the You Are My Sunshine meme that went viral on TikTok. It inspired further LeBron Glazing memes like LeBonBon and LeEvil James and the LeBron Glazing Poem, a copypasta also known as Boy Oh Boy, Where Do I Even Begin?

Origin

On January 5th, 2023, the TikTok^[1] account @suspectsports posted a video with a tweet screenshot related to LeBron James' stats, writing in text overlay, "What LeBron is doing is unprecedented… go off my glorious king." The video gained roughly 2.4 million plays and 170,700 likes in five months (shown below, left). In the video's comment section, many TikTokers made fun of @suspectsports' use of the name "glorious king" to describe James. For instance, TikToker @andrewsc10 commented, "GLORIOUS KING IS D1 GLAZING." @suspectsports posted another TikTok^[2] on January 5th, again using "my precious and glorious king," gaining roughly 541,800 plays and 64,700 likes in five months (shown below, right).

Spread

The two aforementioned TikToks inspired a slew of tweets and posts that referenced the catchphrase "my glorious king LeBron James." For instance, on January 9th, 2023, Redditor randomaccount2357 posted a screenshot of @suspectsports' TikTok^[2] to /r/nbacirclejerk,^[3] gaining over 260 upvotes in five months (shown below, left). On February 5th, Redditor jham778 posted a tweet screenshot to /r/nbacirclejerk^[4] with the caption, "My sweet glorious king is sad😢," gaining roughly 1,700 upvotes in four months (shown below, right).

Around the same time, in January and February 2023, users on Twitter^[5][6] started to call James "my glorious king" ironically. Also, other TikTokers started to use the phrase ironically. For instance, on January 28th, 2023, TikToker^[7] @shaisburneraccount posted an ironic usage of the phrase, gaining roughly 7,600 plays and 850 likes in five months (shown below).

Saving My Glorious King LeBron James

On April 3rd, 2023, TikToker^[8] @neope12 posted a video with an inspirational message about having a "last stand" to prove one's bravery, using a Halo video to demonstrate it. The video also included a slowed + reverb remix of Coldplay's song "Viva la Vida." The video gained mass engagement and ultimately led to the "Saving My Glorious King LeBron James" memes that used the same TikTok^[9] sound. On May 30th, TikToker^[10] posted the first-discovered "saving LeBron" meme using the sound, gaining roughly 1.5 million plays and 206,200 likes in six days (shown below).

The trend and format became increasingly viral going into June 2023. For instance, on June 2nd, 2023, TikToker^[11] @i_love_lebron2839 posted a video about stopping LeBron's train to save him, using a Spider-Man clip. The video received roughly 2.2 million plays and 464,500 likes in three days (shown below, left). Others on the app made similar videos that referenced other celebrities. For instance, on June 1st, 2023, TikToker^[12] @uzairahmed_26 posted an iteration about Cristiano Ronaldo, gaining roughly 198,300 plays and 42,700 likes in four days (shown below, right).

LeBron James "You Are My Sunshine" Edits

LeBron James "You Are My Sunshine" Edits is a series of LeBron glazing memes in which the song "You Are My Sunshine" by Christina Perri plays over footage or memes of basketball player LeBron James, with the description often featuring a copypasta beginning, "Boy oh boy LeBron, where do I even start." The meme, which mocks obsessed and defensive LeBron fans, was popularized on TikTok in January 2024, continuing to spread throughout March.

LeBonBon / LeEvil James

LeBonBon and LeEvil James refers to a nickname and a series of memes centering on a brighter and darker alter ego of American professional basketball player LeBron James. The memes started on TikTok in mid-March 2024, after the LeBron James You Are My Sunshine' Edits, sparking more parodies and fan arts depicting James as a evil or in a brighter light.

Lebron Glazing Poem / Boy Oh Boy, Where Do I Even Begin?

The Lebron Glazing Poem, also known as Boy Oh Boy, Where Do I Even Begin? refers to a poem copypasta akin to the LeBron Glazing trend. The copypasta gained mass usage in early 2024, coinciding with the "You Are My Sunshine" meme. The poem starts with "Boy oh boy, where do I even begin?" It was originally posted to X in mid-2023.

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