LeBron James did NOT pay to keep his blue check mark on Twitter, while Elon Musk reveals he paid for the Lakers star to keep his verification…picking up the $8 tab
- With Twitter users losing their verification, it looked like James paid for it
- But Twitter owner Elon Musk confessed that he ‘paid a few personally’
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Despite the first appearances, LeBron James did not pay for a verified Twitter account.
Earlier Thursday, James still had a blue check after Twitter removed them from users who didn’t pay $8 to keep them.
Social media reacted strongly to James’ tick remaining intact after the March comments in which the NBA’s all-time leading scorer tknew he wouldn’t pay to use the social media and news platform.
But it seems that Elon Musk has picked up the bill for James. This is according to a report by The edgea Twitter employee emails James “to renew a free subscription…on behalf of Elon Musk.”
Musk tweeted Thursday night in response to the report; “I’ll pay for some personally.”
Elon Musk revealed Thursday night that he had paid for LeBron James’ Twitter verification
It initially seemed that LeBron James chose to pay his money to stay verified on Twitter
However, Elon Musk quickly dispelled that as nothing more than a myth while responding to a report
On March 31, the Lakers star insisted he would not pay for verification status.
He wrote on his account, “Welp think my blue tick will be gone soon because if you know me, I’m not paying the five.”
James mistakenly thought it would cost him five dollars, but it’s actually eight — and the feature, dubbed “Twitter Blue,” is already available to users willing to pay for it.
James is currently competing for the Lakers in their NBA playoff series against the Memphis Grizzlies. The series is currently tied at 1-1 with the Grizzlies winning Wednesday night’s game.
Dillon Brooks taunted James, 38, after the game, calling him “old” and saying he disrespected him. The 38-year-old lost 28 points, in addition to 12 rebounds and eight assists in the 103-93 loss.
James and the Lakers have a chance to regroup with Games 3 and 4, both in Los Angeles.
The King was taunted by Dillon Brooks of Memphis during the second half of the Lakers loss