Once again, we have Nia Long enter the spotlight. However, it’s not her that brought her the attention! It was the Rockets head coach, and her ex-fiance Ime Udoka and his on-court verbal exchange with LeBron James. The exchanges led to technical fouls, and then Udoka got an ejection with just 8:35 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Tensions further grew after a minuscule physical encounter between Tari Eason and Cam Reddish, which caused Udoka and James to get into an altercation.
But hold up, where is Nia Long in all of this? That’s what you’re thinking, right? Well, the popular actress popped up on X in the conversation fans were having regarding Udoka’s and James’ verbal battle. So when all the altercation happened, sometime later, Nia took to X to share a gorgeous selfie. Fans could not stop to make comparisons on what Ime is missing out on. Here’s what went down!
A selfie, an altercation and some old song lyrics
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Nia’s selfie was simply captioned “#NewProfilePic“. The post is a stunning close-up picture of her, and fans are gaga over her. All of this happened right around the popular Ime-LeBron verbal spat. Referring to their on-court beef, resulting in Udoka’s ejection from the game, a fan commented, “What if she woulda wore a Lebron jersey.”
What if she woulda wore a Lebron jersey https://t.co/tTCjwM0V1m
— 13 seconds (@whatnthehill) December 4, 2023
This is a direct hit at Udoka, who did Nia dirty through his unfaithfulness; seeing her wear a Bron jersey after what went down recently would infuriate him even more, and the sarcastic fan jumped at the opportunity to leave the clever remark.
A fan commented that Ime was ejected from the game for “fumbling” her
He got ejected for fumbling you Nia! 😉 https://t.co/SmFQ3P2UYZ pic.twitter.com/h9PUzZ00X6
— It’s Me Ya’ll (@Datelinefam) December 3, 2023
But that’s not the end of it all; while the fans did not hold back from throwing shade at Ime and calling him out for what he’s missing out on, they also brought up J Cole’s old song lyrics, in which he expresses regret over not being able to hitch Nia Long.
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Fans dig up J Cole’s 2014 hit song ‘No Role Modelz‘ in which he refers to Nia Long, regrettably admitting that he was too young for her, probably hinting at some sort of crush he had on her. Fans go all out on this; one user commented:
J.Cole was spitting. https://t.co/vf5zPmpY7w pic.twitter.com/lO2lTpTpAl
— DollFace💓 (@DolledupPoet_XO) December 4, 2023
Another fan shared a J Cole gif with the caption:
JCole looking at this like: https://t.co/CJwzfiSIVi pic.twitter.com/Aexq7dYlDc
— JCole#1Stan🌐 (@Love_Y0urz) December 4, 2023
A user wrote the exact lyric from J Cole’s song where he mentions Nia Long
“My only regret, was too young for Nia Long.” -Jcole
— NotYourFan (@iiNkalakatha) December 4, 2023
A fan shared the classic crying meme referencing what J Cole must be feeling after seeing Nia’s post
Too young for Nia Long https://t.co/EPYuKuhWPw pic.twitter.com/lMya6Tr8cu
— ♥️Rocky♠️Mutant (@Rockybabs) December 4, 2023
This fan knows what’s up
Ime doesn’t deserve you, Bron does pic.twitter.com/ZYzLlwEISX
— Ozy (@bookofthefates) December 4, 2023
They are not holding back from throwing the shade at Ime
Ime doesn’t deserve you, Bron does pic.twitter.com/ZYzLlwEISX
— Ozy (@bookofthefates) December 4, 2023
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Another fan made hay while the sun was still shining
Hey Nia, Look I know Ime did you wrong but I won’t . pic.twitter.com/YfVFEURbxF
— Leon (@Welldonesteam) December 4, 2023
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At 53, we can say beyond a shadow of a doubt that Nia Long has aged like fine wine; Ime Udoka, as the fans have suggested, is probably regretting having let go of such a mesmerizing and charismatic woman. Well, that ship has already sailed for him. More power to Nia!
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