LeBron James is one of the most loved NBA players not only in the USA but in the world. The 4 times NBA champion is not an integral part of the LA Lakers. Time and again, he had shown his interest in soccer. The Lakers’ power forward owns stakes in the famous English soccer club Liverpool.
Two years ago in a clip, he named his favorite soccer players in which he forgot a few names which he was reminded of immediately. LeBron James and Zlatan Ibrahimovic had a very old tale in soccer that still scares LeBron, even though things are good between the two megastars.
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Talking about his favorite soccer player, LeBron James forgot big names like Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. However, someone reminded him of these names, and he immediately made amends and called Messi a legend. But, his best reply was when he had to respond to the name Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
LeBron James with a five-word response
To understand the reply, we need to go back in time to when Zlatan Ibrahimovic joined MLS and used to play for the LA Galaxy. Since they were both in LA, LeBron James sent him a t-shirt as a welcome to the soccer player. However, Zlatan Ibrahimovic had something else in mind. The man signed the t-shirt and sent it back to LeBron. This was an elite form of trolling from Zlatan.
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Coming back to the video from 2020, when LeBron was asked about him, he summed it all up in a simple sentence. The NBA king said, “Zlatan Just crazy a**, he crazy, but he damn good though“. The fact that he said Zlatan was damn good, gave fans hope that there is no bad blood between the stars.
LeBron named his favorite soccer players
In the video, LeBron James starts by naming his favorite soccer players. He said, “I got a few great soccer players. First of all every player on Liverpool… but, Mbappe, Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo those guys are legend..” He then adds Lionel Messi saying, “Messi for sure, Lionel Messi legend.”
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Probably, his wife reminded him of the last two names, judging by the female voice. Who do you think is the best player ever? Tell us in the comments.