LeBron James is no stranger to dealing with unruly fans. He's the greatest NBA player of his generation and plays for the league's most famous franchise, the Los Angeles Lakers. Excessive fanfare comes with the territory.

That's why the Lakers star could relate to the viral video he saw of Tom Hanks actually losing his cool over a horde of fans that nearly knocked over his wife Rita Wilson. The usually calm and collected Hollywood icon told fans to “back the f–k off”:

“I just saw the Tom Hanks clip of his wife almost being trampled over by the paparazzi,” said the Lakers star on Twitter. “What the fuck ever happened to personal space?? Now if Tom would have stole on one of them, he would be the one in the wrong and probably sued! How are they protected more than he and his wife?”

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After witnessing Will Smith lose his cool on camera, against a fellow A-list celebrity at that, over a slight against his wife, you'd think that the rest of the world would be more wary in these types of situations.

Tom Hanks is one of the most beloved figures in Hollywood and arguably the entire world and is known for his affable nature, but on and off screen. But even he'll get in your face if you mess with his significant other Rita Wilson.

Given how much appreciation LeBron James shows his own wife, the Lakers superstar would likely be the exact same way.