Udonis Haslem has long been the heart and soul of the Miami Heat. His invaluable role with the franchise has been his own for many years, and this dates all the way back to the Big 3 era with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh.
Haslem recently sat down with Tyler R. Tynes of GQ and he shared several heartwarming (and hilarious) stories about his tenure with the Heat. One that stood out, however, is the moment he realized just how much negativity LeBron has to deal with on a daily basis:
“We were all walking from grabbing something to eat one day, and some dude shouted, ‘Hey LeBron,’ and Bron looked over, and soon as he did the dude said ‘f— you!’ to Bron,” said the Heat vet. “Dude said that to Bron outta nowhere! So, now I’m walking. And in my mind, I’m saying to myself, ‘I’ll never let that happen again here.’ And then I understood what he goes through because if someone randomly does that to me going down the street I don’t know what’ll happen. If this the s— he gotta deal with, I’ma have his back. I said, ‘F— you!’ back to the dude. Bron ain’t say nothing.”
That moment served as a turning point for Haslem and his relationship with James. From that second on, Haslem knew he just had to have his Heat teammate's back no matter what.
Haslem is not exactly the most tolerant individual out there, and that moment with the rude fan could have quickly turned ugly. Haslem did not hesitate to fire back with his own NSFW response, but through it all, LeBron James just kept silent.
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