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‘Floyd Mayweather Heckler’ Returns to Haunt LeBron James as Security Holds Him Back From Confrontation After Lakers Loss

Published 01/25/2023, 1:40 PM EST

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The Los Angeles Lakers are arguably the most talked about franchise in NBA today. With their storied history and current position, the analysts are always speaking about them. Moreover, the organization is also the home to LeBron James. Still the face of the league, the King has to face many rude fans on a nightly basis. However, after the loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, he came face to face with a heckler who formerly targeted boing great, Floyd Mayweather.

The 18-time NBA All-Star isn’t one to easily get triggered. Notably, there have been several instances of haters taking a shot at James in point-blank rage. But through years of coming up against the behavior, it seems the 38-year-old has learned to keep his cool. However, there are rare times the King has cracked. After the 2011 NBA finals loss, the then-Miami Heat star arrogantly sounded off on his haters.

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Likewise, it seems he wasn’t in the mood for any heckling tonight either. During his battle against Kawhi Leonard, a fan heckled James and even made trolling comments about his hairline. As it seems, this fan has a history of his own. Notably, with Floyd Mayweather.

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LeBron James meets the Floyd Mayweather heckler

Back when Mayweather went to watch an NFL game, he came across a fan. The TikTok user ‘RuthlessRich’ was the man responsible. While walking past the undefeated boxer, he said he would knock him out. His comments were met with a death glare from Mayweather. Tonight the same user got to LeBron James. Going back into the locker room, he heckled James and managed to get his attention. Visibly annoyed by his comments, the King had to be held back by security.

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NBA universe reacted to the viral moment and were left on both sides. While some rose against such behavior, others went after the four-time MVP.

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It seems James was the one who got the last laugh after the interaction. Notably, according to the user’s Twitter, he was later kicked out from the Lakers-Clippers game. In addition, he sent out several tweets about the situation continuing to disrespect LeBron James. TikTok also deleted the video from their platform according to the heckler. Being the face of the league, the four-time Finals MVP arguably has to go through this every night. Likewise, we can’t blame him for snapping once in a while.

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Anuj Talwalkar is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. He is a student studying at NM College in Mumbai, aspiring to pursue sports management to follow his love for sports. Anuj started following the NBA last year, and he loves to combine his passion for writing with his understanding of basketball.
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