LeBron James is one of the greatest basketball players ever. It won’t be an overstatement to say that LeBron James is one of the greatest athletes in any sport. One of the most famous and popular celebrities in the world, James has been at the top of his game ever since he stepped foot on that court.
With popularity and fame comes hate. And this day and age, memes. There are many jokes around LeBron most of which he fully enjoys. However, it was only recently that he acknowledged one of the longest running jokes. There are many hilarious moments that fans have picked out and claimed that LeBron was clearly lying. LeBron agreed with the fans on one of those instances. Well, he sort of did.
“I was like, ‘Kobe going for 80 tonight’, and he went for 81, so I did lie.”
LeBron on when he predicted Kobe’s 81-point game 😭🔥
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— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 18, 2025
“Bro I am telling you. Everytime I say something everyone thinks it’s a f*cking lie. I got homies that was literally at the house with me when Kobe was dropping the 81. When he got 60, we watching the game, I’m like, “oh shit, he might go for 80 tonight.” Oh I’m telling you. I got homies you could call on the phone. I got homies that was literally in my room, in the house in Ohio at the time that’s turned down, it’s now the big house. We sat in a small room watching the game and I was like oh shit Kobe going for 80 tonight. He went for 81 so I did lie. Ya I was wrong.” James looked back at the iconic night in Kobe’s career and hilariously admitted that he did lie.
Fans react to LeBron James’ hilarious admission
Like everytime, fans did not LeBron get away with this. There were some hysterical reactions from the fans after James reshared the story.
“He even lying about his lies”, one fan commented.
“Still telling this lie after a decade is hilarious bro is not good as a basketball player and a liar”, another replied.
“Man just be lying”, one user said.
“His lying getting better fr”, one fan claimed.
““I got homies we can call on the… wait what time is it back inna states” Bron funny asf man”, another fan laughed off.
“He’s lying about his own lie, we’ve never seen a talent like this in liar FC before” another commented.
So what do you think, is LeBron lying yet again or no?
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