LeBron James just introduced the entire world to “Courtside Karen” and everyone on Twitter is going bonkers.

The Los Angeles Lakers superstar got into some off-court controversy on Monday as the defending champions visited the Atlanta Hawks. LeBron apparently exchanged some NSFW expletives with a couple of fans, who were eventually ejected from the game.

One of the fans, Juliana Carlos was nicknamed “Courtside Karen” by The King as she was one of the main characters of the sudden drama. The 25-year-old fan was livid as she, her husband, and a few other fans were being escorted out of the venue.

After LeBron's tweet, a few of his teammates like Alex Caruso, Quinn Cook, and Jared Dudley loved every bit of the laughable sequence.

Other NBA stars couldn't contain their emotions as well and joined in on the fun.

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Indiana Pacers star Myles Turner also chimed in on the incident involving LeBron and even retweeted “Courtside Karen's” post-game rants with a perfect caption.

To her defense, Carlos repeatedly mentioned that she was simply backing up her husband, who was initially tangled in the spat with LeBron. According to her multiple videos posted on her Instagram after the game, LeBron and her husband got into a heated exchange of words before she jumped in. The referees seemed to have stepped in when things were quickly escalating, which resulted in the ejection of the couple.

LeBron James, on the other hand, took the incident rather lightly. He said he's simply happy to have fans back in the arena as the world slowly adjusts to COVID-19 protocols. The reigning Finals MVP was clearly unbothered by the slight altercation as he helped the Lakers come up with a 107-99 win over the Hawks.