“Needs to Focus on Winning”: LeBron James’ Altercation with Shaquille O’Neal’s Former Team Attracts Fans’ Attention

It’s not easy being LeBron James, you are constantly under the microscope, both as a person and as a professional. James has been facing a lot of heat from the online world for the performance of the Los Angeles Lakers in the current season. Additionally, a recent video of James engaged in an altercation on the court has caught the eye of online fans. Meanwhile, 4x NBA Champion Shaquille O’Neal recently shared the video on his Instagram story drawing more attention to it.

The Lakers are having a poor run in this season. They currently stand in the 13th position of the Western Conference points table with (14-20) record. The recent injury of Anthony Davis has further aggravated the LA side’s problems.

LeBron James’ altercation video gains traction online

In the recently concluded Lakers vs Orlando Magic game, LeBron James was engaged in an altercation with the Magic bench. The video of the altercation started circulating on social media which attracted a lot of heat for James. The video featured  James having a heated argument with the Magic camp, followed by Anthony Davis pulling him out of the action.

The former Orlando Magic star Shaquille O’Neal also shared the video on his Instagram. The Big Diesel has a strong bond with the Magic as he was the #1 overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft for Orlando. Meanwhile, fans were quick to take a dig at the Akron Hammer after the clip started making rounds on the Internet. One user said, “Lebron needs to focus on winning 😂😂.”

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While fans trolled James for the altercation, some fans questioned the referees for not calling technical fouls for the altercation. Following are some of the reactions from the fans.

“There Is No Tech. For Baby Lebron 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️.”

“BillionAires don’t get techs.”

“LeMidlife crisis.”

“ just lol’d at AD backing lebron, he’s the most fragile wingman.”

“Drama queen as usual.”

“LeUpset.”

“Lesoftiee.”

“Le out the playoffs 2 years in a row 😂”

“Lebron needs to focus on winning 😂😂.”

King James faces online heat twice

Earlier today, LeBron James deleted one of his tweets from April 2022. But fans had already retrieved a screengrab of the same. The deleted tweet read, “I can/will NOT miss the post season again for my career! This shit HURT. ok back to watching these games.” James tweeted this after the Lakers failed to qualify for the Playoffs in the 2021-22 season. Fans speculated that James had lost faith in his own team after the deletion of the tweet. One user said, “Can’t even stand on his word. Told everyone to keep the same energy and deleted that too. Hilarious.”

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However, the Lakers registered a promising victory against the Magic (129-110) recently. With this W, they sealed their second victory after Anthony Davis’s injury. Let us know what you think about the Lakers making it to the Playoffs.