LeBron James listened to the doubters before facing the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round, and he’s responding.
The Los Angeles Lakers were the seventh seed in the Western Conference and were underdogs against the No. 2 seed. But with the way the series went and the way James played, you’d think it was the other way around.
The Lakers eliminated Memphis with a dominating 125-85 victory in Game 6 at Crypto.com Arena on Friday night to win the series four games to two.
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LeBron James celebrates his basket after being fouled by a Grizzlie player in overtime in Game 4 of the NBA playoffs at Crypto.com Stadium on Monday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
James dove into victory on Friday night, but took to social media on Saturday to remind everyone that he is King James.
And he did it by tweeting lyrics from one of the greatest rappers of all time.
The bars he tweeted are from JAY-Z’s «Trouble» from his 2006 album «Kingdom Come,» which also included the hit single «Show Me What You Got.»
But it wasn’t over: On Instagram, he tweeted an infamous freestyle lyric from Mystikal.
«If you ever see me fighting in the woods with a grizzly bear, HELP THE BEAR.» he wrote.
Normally, James stays away from social media during the playoffs. He has notified his followers in the past that «Zero Dark Thirty mode» has been «activated», but apparently there was enough noise to send a message before he starts the next round.
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) celebrates after a three-point basket by Dennis Schroder in the last second of regulation in the team’s NBA basketball play-in tournament game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio José Sánchez)
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The 38-year-old James heard trash talk about Dillon Brooks throughout the series, and the Memphis guard welcomed the challenge before the series and called James «old man.» James may be subtweeting the 27-year-old to put him in his shoes, or it could just be an opportunity for anyone who continues to doubt him. Maybe it’s both.
The NBA’s all-time leading scorer, a feat he accomplished in February, he put up 22.2 points and grabbed 11.2 rebounds per game. In the Game 4 win, he scored 22 points and grabbed 20 rebounds, his first 20-20 game of his career.
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James throws dust into the air before the team’s NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
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James and the Lakers now await the winner of the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings series: Game 7 is in Sacramento on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET.