LeBronto
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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).
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).
The jokes about the phrase were covered by Twitter Moments,[6] blogTO,[7] and The Score.[8]
Various Examples
Search Interest
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
[8] The Score – Twitter reacts to LeBron destroying Raptors and taking over 'LeBronto'
Top Comments
KumichouGamer
May 04, 2018 at 12:59PM EDT
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May 04, 2018 at 08:59PM EDT