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Hours After Being Replaced by Lionel Messi, LeBron James’ Swing Comes Under Strict Scrutiny by LA Angels’ Mike Trout

Published 06/23/2023, 6:46 AM EDT

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Golf is one such sport that not only professionals but athletes from different fields also try their hands on. Be it Serena Williams from the tennis sphere, LeBron James from the NBA world, or Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter from the MLB world, all of them play golf in their leisure time. However, since they are not professionals in golf, they might not have the best swing. And when talking about swing, when MLB sluggers Mike Trout and Mookie Betts sat together for an interview, the two did not hesitate to take a hilarious dig at the Lakers star.

LeBron, who recently lost the tag of the highest-paid athlete to soccer star Lionel Messi, is yet to respond to the same, but the reactions from Betts and Trout have been providing enough entertainment for sports fans across the world. Here is what they said:

Mike Trout had his reaction to LeBron James’ golf swing!

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Recently, Trout was part of the latest episode of “On Base with Mookie Betts”. The two baseball players talked about many things, including Trout’s love for golf. In addition, they also reacted to the videos of other Athletes playing golf, and LeBron’s video was also part of the list. The MLB star Betts pointed towards LeBron’s swing and shared, “Look at this one. It makes sense, though.” To which Trout said, “It is LeBron.”

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Reacting to the technique from the Lakers star, Betts shared, We finally found something that LeBron may not be that great at.” But Trout had an interesting take as he replied, “I don’t know.” But it did not satisfy the Dodgers star, who added: “I love him to death, but that’s a bad golf swing.”

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Notably, it has added to the tough period for the player, which started after the Lakers’ defeat to the Denver Nuggets as they bowed out of the championship race. But amidst all this, LeBron has found an enormous boost as Los Angeles Dodgers plan to honor the player.

Los Angeles Dodgers will release bobbleheads in honor of James!

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Even though things have not gone well for James, but has something to cheer on. The MLB side Dodgers have introduced bobbleheads of  LeBron James, which will be released in August. It will just be around the month before the new NBA season. I could act as a big motivation for the star player as he looks to win the championship in the new season. Also, it will help him to shed friendly criticism from fellow athletes on his golfing skills.

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Saurabh Saini

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Even after having an engineering background, nothing stopped Saurabh Saini from following his passion and writing about sports. With a sound knowledge of American sports, Saurabh specializes in baseball. Before joining EssentiallySports, Saurabh has written around 800 articles spanning MLB, NFL, and NHL.
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