LeBron Lying

About

LeBron Lying, also known as LeBron James Lying or LeBron James Predicted X, is a series of videos, and other evidence, levied in a Twitter thread that purportedly showed NBA player LeBron James blatantly telling lies at press conferences and in interviews, often claiming that he predicted or had "gut feelings" about events with hyperbolic accuracy. The concept of LeBron James being a pathological liar trended in memes on TikTok, Twitter and elsewhere in November 2022, however, the practice of documenting James' habit of lying started as early as 2016.

Origin

On June 8th, 2021, Twitter^[1] user JWIMYS compared Kevin Durant and LeBron James in a tweet reading, "KD lie more than Bron bruh but his lies nowhere near funnier lol. KD has the quantity Bron the quality," earning roughly 5,500 likes in a year and a half (shown below). The tweet provoked the first known Twitter thread that documented LeBron's history of lying. This occurred in the tweet's replies and viral quote retweets of it.

The primary piece of evidence levied in the thread was:

LeBron James Said He Watched The Godfather Six Times

On June 9th, 2021, Twitter^[2] user TraMurr quote retweeted JWIMYS's tweet, attaching a video of a June 16th, 2016,^[3] press conference in which a reporter questioned James about watching The Godfather series six times, wanting to know his favorite quote from the series. LeBron had no answer, claiming that the movies were "nine hours long." Twitter user TraMurr's QT received roughly 127,000 views and 2,000 likes in a year and a half (shown below).

The Godfather lie is clearly the biggest lie LeBron James or any other athlete has ever said @Skinny_Unscrptd. LeBron had that press video when he was questioned on it wiped away from youtube and every other platform. Except for Reddit. https://t.co/gtwVmTlwkp pic.twitter.com/4kfMwy4eGj

— TJ (@TraMurr) June 9, 2021

Spread

On August 5th, 2021, a new thread emerged about LeBron James' lies, tweeted by Twitter^[4] user Yalsully. The initial tweet was a QT of a video^[5][6] (since deleted) showing LeBron talking about owning 2 percent of the Liverpool football team but lying about knowing the talk show's host and lying about watching a recent goal scored by Henderson. The tweet received roughly 10,400 likes in 15 months.

LeBron James Reading Malcolm X's Autobiography

The secondary tweet^[7] in the thread was also posted on August 5th, 2021, and attached a video of James talking about the autobiography of Malcolm X, which he claimed to have read and enjoyed. However, in the video when he's asked about his "biggest takeaway" from the book, he doesn't provide a convincing answer. The tweet received roughly 1,600 likes in 15 months (shown below).

I can’t 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/qvQXeCfMz1

— Sullybanyama (Mo Kudus stan account) (@Yalsully) August 5, 2021

LeBron James on Kobe Bryant's 70-point Game

Another notable piece of evidence was attached as the third tweet in Twitter^[8] user Yalsully's thread, showing a video originally tweeted^[9] in January 2021 about LeBron James knowing Kobe Bryant was going to score 70 points in his famous 70-point game. Yalsully's tweet received over 2,000 likes in 15 months (shown below).

Nah he’s too shameless wid itt 😭😭pic.twitter.com/aGhf466oHS

— Sullybanyama (Mo Kudus stan account) (@Yalsully) August 5, 2021

Further Spread

In 2022, the concept of LeBron James lying was amplified by more viral Twitter threads. This predominantly occurred on November 6th, 2022, with a thread started by Twitter^[10] user HoopMixOnly. The thread's primary tweet received roughly 83,800 likes in two days. The thread's secondary tweet^[11] attached a video originally tweeted^[12] in July 2022 of LeBron James claiming that his "favorite saying" was, "Put yourself in situations where you're not comfortable." The tweet received roughly 20,400 likes in two days (shown below).

“That’s my favorite saying” pic.twitter.com/yH2g3aYoH8

— Hoops (@HoopMixOnly) November 7, 2022

The November 6th thread was inspired by a video that had recently surfaced of LeBron speaking about Migos' member Takeoff's death. LeBron claimed in the video that he had been listening to the Migos before the Migos had made music. The video was originally posted by the Twitter^[16] account ClutchPointsApp. A viral QT of the video was posted by Twitter^[17] user jackfrank_jjf on November 6th, earning roughly 2,900 likes in two days (shown below).

LeBron is arguably the greatest NBA player ever but his basketball abilities pale in comparison to his generational lying https://t.co/9jVB1ImHUk

— Jackson Frank (@jackfrank_jjf) November 7, 2022

The virality of the November 6th thread inspired a massive amount of memes that humorously imagined other events and facts that James might lie about in a hyperbolic manner. For instance, on November 6th, 2022, the Twitter^[13] account cocksources tweeted a fake infographic that claimed James led the NBA in media press conference lies, earning roughly 6,800 likes in two days (shown below, left). On November 7th, 2022, Twitter^[14] user CAWBBBB tweeted a photo of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy moments before his assassination with the caption, "'I told JFK that the drop top wasn't a good idea the day before' – LeBron James." The tweet received roughly 130,800 likes in one day (shown below, right).

Also on November 7th, 2022, TikToker^[15] jibraan.2 posted a video with text overlay reading, "lebron james explaining how he had a bad feeling the titanic was gonna sink that night and avoided it, instead deciding to hang out with his good friend george washington." In one day, the video received roughly 101,100 plays and 20,400 likes (shown below).

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