Will Smith, Who Was Part of the Infamous ‘Slapgate’ Oscars Incident, Makes LeBron James Repeatedly Cry Due to Peculiar Reason

LeBron James is undisputedly one of the best basketball players. The comparison between LeBron James and Michael Jordan will always go on. The GOAT debate is special.

The never ending debate is even more special for LeBron because Michael Jordan had always been an inspiration and an idol for LeBron. So getting compared to his childhood idol is a feeling we can only imagine. Especially when LeBron did not have it easy and had a difficult childhood.

LeBron James was born to Gloria Marie James and Anthony McClelland. Today LeBron is a 4 time NBA champion and has won every possible award. He has broken multiple records, and has a chance to end his career, probably, in a couple of years as the player with most NBA points in history. But his rise to the top was difficult because of his tough upbringing. That is why a scene from a Will Smith’s show always makes him emotional.

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A scene from Will Smith always brings a tear to LeBron James

The 90s show ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ was one of the first things Will Smith got famous for. With the internet on fire with the ‘slapgate’ incident at the Oscars, it brings us back to the time LeBron posted a scene from the sitcom. 

In the scene, Will Smith expresses how he had lived up to become an adult. Learning everything on his own and going through important stages of his life without a father. LeBron obviously relates very much to this feeling. Even after being at the peak of his fame, he remembers the dejected feelings and hardships he had to go through.

LeBron James’ father had an extensive criminal record. For most of LeBron’s life, his father was not available for him. He had refused to support LeBron and family. LeBron’s mother, Gloria Marie James, was the one who brought up LeBron. Therefore, the scene in which Will Smith’s character talks about growing up without a father makes LeBron James emotional.

Also read: Emotional LeBron recalled the effects of an absent father.

LeBron always emphasizes that he is just being a boy from Akron. No matter how much he achieves in his career, he has always shown a side of him where he remembers where he came from. The childhood he had to see makes all what he does in career even greater. Everything LeBron James had to rise from making him the legend he is today.