In a recent interview with Uninterrupted, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James recounted a run-in he had with a pair of disgruntled Cavs fans in 2010.
When James decided to take his talents to South Beach in the summer of 2010, leaving the Cavs after seven great seasons, a lot of fans in Cleveland turned their backs. Fair or not, the man they once revered was now the focal point of their anger. In fact, as a public display of their displeasure, some fans even burned James' jersey.
James made his first return to Cleveland as a member of the Miami Heat on Dec. 2, 2010. Fans in the city were still feeling a certain way about his decision to leave.
“My mindset going into that game was ‘I'm gonna tear their asses up,'” James said.
Prior to that game, James had a run-in with two fans in the elevator at his hotel. The former No. 1 overall pick says he'll never forget that day.
“I’m about to head out to the bus, and on my floor, the elevator opens, and there’s two guys that have ‘F*ck LBJ’ t-shirts on,” LeBron said during his interview with Uninterrupted. “And the elevator opens, and when they notice it’s me, one of the guys says, ‘Oh, can I take a picture with you?’ And when it’s closing, he says, ‘I’m not even from Cleveland.'”
“I will never forget that day, December 2nd, 2010 (Heat vs. Cavs)” – @kingjames
New episode of More Than An Athlete out now on @espn+ pic.twitter.com/x1nO7dzNWx— UNINTERRUPTED (@uninterrupted) December 12, 2018
So to recap, these two fans woke up that morning, donned their best “F*CK LBJ” shirts, then asked the man for a picture while wearing said shirts. Sounds logical, right? On the contrary. It's simply a classic example of the fake tough guy.
For the record, Miami put it on Cleveland that night. LeBron James scored what was then a season-high 38 points, with 24 coming in the third quarter alone.
It was certainly a night to remember.
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