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Any sport is incomplete without fans. The presence of fans incentivizes the players to play better and put on an entertaining show for their fan’s sake. Fans can do anything for their favorite player/team as well. LeBron James is one of the current players who has the largest fan following in the history of the sport. James has 131 million followers on his social media accounts. LeBron James uses his fans to convey his feelings and monetizes his influence well.

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But, sometimes fans do a bit too much to please their favorite player, which some people may find irritating. A similar incident happened a few days back on LeBron James’ last outing in a pro-am league. The 21-year-old Scottie Barnes had some thoughts on the same.

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Fans won’t stop cheering for LeBron James

LeBron James had an eventful game at the Crawsover, Seattle, where his outing was unfortunately cut short. Condensation on the floor of the court made the organizers stop the game. Some players even slipped on the court, which made them stop the play.

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The large numbers of fans who had come to watch the superstar James play had to leave disappointed because of the same. Although, his fans got to see some glimpses which would leave them amazed. However, an incident stood out for Scottie Barnes. A fan was awestruck over a simple dunk by the King, which any normal player could do.

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So, in what seemed like a warmup line, LeBron James just dunked the ball casually. To this, a fan tried to greet him. This irritated Scottie Barnes. He said laughingly, “The Di*k eating is crazy!!” He couldn’t believe the lengths fans could go just to please their favorite players. NBA Central posted the video on Twitter central with the caption “Scottie Barnes clowning this LeBron fan.” Watch the post below-

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Was Scottie Barnes correct for criticizing the fan in these comments passed by him? Or was he right in criticizing the fans for trying to please his favorite players using these techniques? Let us know in the comments what you think.

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Siddhant Biyani

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Siddhant Biyani is an NBA writer for EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing a degree in Management from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. Siddhant is also a five-time national level basketball player and recognizes basketball as his only true love. He has been following the NBA for seven years now, and he is a die-hard Golden State Warriors fan, but still believes in D-Rose to shine and bring back his A-game, which is what initially made him fall in love with the sport.

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