Fans react to bizarre video of LeBron James driving around California at 1am… as some slam Lakers superstar for being on his phone at the wheel – and others can’t get enough of his driving gloves!
- LeBron James posted the Instagram stories after a 107-120 loss to Sacramento
- The Los Angeles Lakers are 36-31 in the ninth seed of the Western Conference
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X-users had mixed reactions when LeBron James posted videos to his Instagram Story early Thursday morning while driving on a California highway.
The Lakers star placed four slides with one hand on the steering wheel as he drove down the highway. A different R&B song played on each slide as he drove along.
While many users trolled James with jokes and movie references, others were unhappy that he was recording for his social media while driving at high speed. Meanwhile, several people laughed at his driving gloves.
“A rude precedent set by Lebron that it’s okay to be on your phone while driving,” one user wrote. “Not my goat.”
“Why does LeBron have driving gloves,” another added.
Fans had mixed reactions when Lakers star LeBron James posted videos of himself driving at 1am
Fans mocked James for his driving gloves, while others accused him of recording behind the wheel
A third user said the clip “reminds me of the driving montage from Rocky IV when he decides whether to go to Russia to fight Ivan Drago or not.”
Other comments joked that James was kicked out by his wife Savannah after screenshots of the four-time NBA champion’s meeting with his boss – Lakers president Jeanie Buss – became meme material.
In the footage of a courtside conversation, Buss is depicted with her head on James’ shoulder. At the same encounter, another woman was captured with her hands on James’ arms.
Other fans, meanwhile, pointed out how he was most likely driving home from the airport after a 107-120 loss to the Kings in Sacramento.
“LeBron is driving around randomly after losing to the Kings,” one fan wrote.
“(Domantas) Sabonis and (Harrison) Barnes had my franchise player driving on the freeway at 1am listening to R&B,” another joked.
Others joked that James’ wife Savannah kicked him out after a viral encounter with Jeanie Buss
James and the Lakers lost 107-120 to the Sacramento Kings as the playoff race intensifies
James scored a double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds in 40 minutes of play. Despite being one assist away from a triple-double, he was uncharacteristically the fourth-highest scorer for the Lakers in their losing effort.
Austin Reaves led the purple and gold with 28 points, while Anthony Davis and Rui Hachimura had 22 and 20 points respectively.
On the other hand, all of Sacramento’s starters reached double figures, with Barnes scoring 23 and leading the charge. De’Aaron Fox contributed 21 as Sabonis did what James couldn’t and secured a triple-double in a win. The center scored seventeen points, nineteen rebounds and ten assists as the Kings won four of their last five games.
Sacramento is sixth in the Western Conference with a 38-27 record. Meanwhile, the Lakers hold the 9th seed at 36-31.