Sports fans from all around the world showered Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James with praises following his new milestone. One of the most anticipated event in this year’s NBA took place at the Lakers’ recent game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Thousands of fans gathered to witness the moment that will forever remain etched in the league’s history. Congratulatory messages from several influential figures began pouring in. Similarly, POTUS Joe Biden too sent a video message to commemorate the new All-Time Scoring Leader, which prompted not very favorable reactions from fans.

After almost four decades, the league now has a new scoring leader; and it’s none other than LeBron James. His predecessor, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, had previously broken NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain’s record of 31,419 points in 1984. Since then, Kareem had proudly sat on the throne for 38 long years, until the Akron Hammer came along to dethrone him.

NBA fans disapprove of Biden’s involvement in the celebrations

It was the third quarter of the game when LeBron James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record of 38,387 points. James was crowned the new scoring leader in the presence of thousands of fans and members of his family. Several veteran athletes, namely Magic Johnson, Dwyane Wade, Shannon Sharpe, and of course Kareem himself too graced the arena with their presence. Shortly after Kareem passed on the ‘mantle’ to LeBron, a message from the POTUS was played on the giant overhead screen in the arena.

However, a video that went viral on Twitter showed fans’ displeasure at watching Biden convey his message to the Lakers superstar. Several spectators were heard booing nonstop at the screen while the video continued to play.

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Additionally, multiple NBA fans expressed their annoyance on different social media platforms due to President Biden’s virtual presence at the celebratory event. Below are a few fan tweets.

Biden’s message to LeBron James

As LeBron James achieved yet another milestone, President Biden like many others congratulated the 19x NBA All-Star with a few words of praise via a video. Biden also mentioned King James’ family in his speech and wished them well.

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In the video uploaded by the National Basketball Association, Biden said, “LeBron congratulations. With your whole heart and soul you’ve broke a hallowed record. You elevated the game. More than that, like Kareem, Bill Russell, and others who came before you, you challenged and inspired the nation to be better, do better and live up to our full promise.”