“I Cringed”; LeBron James’ Bizarre Attempt to Speak French at Le Mans 24 Gets Disparaged on Twitter

Despite failing to make it to the NBA Finals, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James continues to be a hot topic in the NBA world. Days back, basketball buffs dived deeper into James’ retirement rumors. Later on, LeBron’s trade rumors took center stage. Now, however, the 4x-NBA champion is making news for a different reason. James is now in France as he made history at the iconic Le Mans 24 endurance racing event.

LeBron James has been chosen as the celebrity starter for the latest edition of Le Mans 24. While showing up at the prestigious events, LeBron addressed a French crowd in their own tongue. King James’ French speech, however, has got surprising responses from NBA Twitter.

LeBron James speaks in French at Le Mans 24

The 24 Hours of Le Mans has bestowed LeBron James with an honor which was previously given to stars like Rafael Nadal and Brad Pitt. This time round, when the Le Mans 24 is celebrating its landmark centenary edition, King James is the celebrity starter. While the Le Mans 24 honored James, he remarked that he too is excited and happy to be part of such a remarkable event. During the event, LeBron did flag off the race. He asked the racers to get going in French.

“Pilotes démarrez vos moteurs,” LeBron James said as he waved the race. It means ‘pilots start your engines.’ The 24 Hours of Le Mans’ official Twitter handle has tweeted a snippet of the Lakers star starting the event with his French call for action. As French is a foreign tongue for the NBA veteran, it won’t come as a surprise that his words did not flow smoothly like a Frenchman.

Fans have rushed to Twitter to see the basketball icon’s bizarre French attempt. Interestingly, they have bizarre responses for King James.

Fans go berserk over LeBron James’ French attempt

It is indeed an honor for both LeBron James and the NBA world to have him flag off the iconic endurance racing event. Quite a lot of fans surely acknowledged the 19x-NBA All-Star’s recent accomplishment.

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However, as King James seemingly struggled a bit to get the French words right, some fans are laughing at him as well. A fan had a bittersweet response to King James’ French attempt. “I cringed before listening After listening…I think he nailed it,” said a fan.

Fan thinks James’ French outing has backfired on him.

The Akron Hammer’s sincere attempt at a foreign tongue has brought laughter for some.

Different fan, same response, and a new nickname for LeBron.

A fan slammed James with a bizarre taunt.

Quite a lot of fans have a hearty laughter at James’ cost.

Fan thinks this is a meme material.

What do you think of LeBron James’ French outing and attempt? Will it become a meme material? Let us know in comments below.

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