LeBron James Facing Backlash Over Strong Four-Word Message

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is preparing for his 22nd NBA season. Winning a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics with Team USA this summer, James won MVP of the tournament for his all-around play.

Averaging 14.2 points, 8.5 assists, and 6.8 rebounds in six Olympic games, James took home his third gold medal and fourth Olympic medal overall. This was another incredible basketball achievement for James as he continues to add to his historic career.

With 160M Instagram followers and 53M X followers, James has a large presence on social media. In a post on Friday, September 6, James reacted to the field conditions during the Green Bay Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles game.

Sharing this strong message, James joined many others in the sports world who were unhappy with the field conditions at Arena Corinthians in São Paulo, Brazil.

While many agreed with this take from James, the Lakers star upset a lot of Brazilian fans who made their opinion clear in the Instagram comments of his post on Saturday, September 7.

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The following comments are translated to English via Instagram.

Via @alexandregrigoletto: "BALD, SPECIALIST IN GRASS!"

Via @igor_bernard_02: "Lawn specialist, and he has no hair"

Via @zudizilla: "You're great but you're bad, respect Corinthians"

Via @gege_santos22: "Corinthians is bigger than you! Who born lebron will never be jordan"

Via @gustavoorozimbo: "Respect the Corinthians!"

James' post has over 8,400 comments, many of which are from fans reacting to his comments about Arena Corinthians.

Not only is James one of the most accomplished athletes of all-time, but he is one of the most popular. As these comments show, that popularity often comes with intense backlash.

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