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LeBron halts prep basketball game to confront announcer over Bronny call

JASON OWENS
July 5, 2021, 12:11 AM
YAHOO!/SPORTS
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LeBron James went full basketball dad on Saturday in an arena with his name on it.

The Los Angeles Lakers superstar was in the stands for a prep basketball game between his son Bronny's Strive for Greatness and Wildcat Select. The game was part of a three-day event called "The Battle: Summer Showcase" featuring high-level midwest teams and prospects.


The game was played at James' Akron, Ohio alma mater St. Vincent-St. Mary high school at the LeBron James Arena — on the same court where James made his name as a transcendent basketball prospect.


So when the game's public address announcer didn't paint Bronny in the brightest light on a call, James didn't hesitate to halt the game and give said announcer an earful.
LeBron walks onto court to confront PA announcer


The incident happened in the final minutes of Wildcat Select's 73-69 overtime victory. With Wildcat Select leading 67-62, James stood up from his seat near the baseline to yell at the PA announcer who was sitting at midcourt. After an exchange of words, James walked past a barrier and onto the court to confront the announcer face-to-face. Gameplay halted for a moment as James had his say before returning to his seat.

(Ignore the title of the YouTube video below that purports that James "fights" the announcer. There was no fight.)

Was James right to approach announcer?
A PA announcer's job, of course, isn't to give commentary on gameplay. It's to call the action and hype up the crowd. James was right to be upset if the announcer did indeed suggest that the refs were giving Bronny favorable treatment — especially considering that the refs heard the call and could potentially be influenced.

Was James right to stop the game and confront the announcer? That one's up for debate.


But there's no debating that James is passionate about his son and his son's game.



LeBron James was not pleased with a PA announcer at his son's game. (AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty Images/File)









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[hawkwind]

LB is a RACIST AH F--k him & all LIBERAL PIECES OF SHIT

[jjgold]

yes HAwk

[clockwise1965]

The PA must be a racists.

[jjgold]

We will see James a lot in future at games

He looks like all in Dad so I will not knock that

[stevek173]

Bron Bron out of line....

Overstepping his bounds

[JIBBBY]

Let me guess, the PA announcer was white.

[seaborneq]

LBJ has reached that level of fame and fortune that only a few ever make. Anything he does is newsworthy. Just put his name in it and people can’t turn away.

[carolinakid]

Jibbby, maybe he was white and a rep too......

[vitterd]

That PA announcer should be ashamed. Glad LeBron confronted him. He should have.

[pavyracer]

Let me guess, the PA announcer was white.

Wrong. The announcer was black.

And at one point in the game, Bronny drew a foul, which led to the announcer saying that Bronny got the call because LeBron was watching.

And Lebron was right to confront him. As a father of kids who play sports if the announcer said that my kid who is a pitcher she is a getting calls at the plate from the umpire for strikes/balls I would be upset. His job is to announce the game. He can't criticize the refs call and tell the crowd about it. I would be upset too and confront him if he was telling everyone in the ballpark that my kid is getting calls (whether this is true or not).

[milwaukee mike]

Wrong. The announcer was black.



And Lebron was right to confront him. As a father of kids who play sports if the announcer said tham my kid who is a pitcher she is a getting calls at the plate from the umpire for strikes/balls I would be upset. His job is to announce the game. He can't criticize the refs call and tell the crowd about it. I would be upset too and confront him if he was telling everyone in the ballpark that my kid is getting calls (whether this is true or not).

he was announcing something he saw happening at the game... no different than announcing that a fan threw a water bottle on the court

lebron is a big baby that fakes hate crimes and tells people how he fears for his life every day

this was just another case of him being a big baby that can't take anything negative because everyone around him sucks his cokk

[vitterd]

Wrong. The announcer was black.



And Lebron was right to confront him. As a father of kids who play sports if the announcer said tham my kid who is a pitcher she is a getting calls at the plate from the umpire for strikes/balls I would be upset. His job is to announce the game. He can't criticize the refs call and tell the crowd about it. I would be upset too and confront him if he was telling everyone in the ballpark that my kid is getting calls (whether this is true or not).

Yep. Any decent parent would have done the same thing. The king should have done exactly what he did.

[milwaukee mike]

Yep. Any decent parent would have done the same thing. The king should have done exactly what he did.

confront him AFTER the game then... don't make the event all about you when you're not even playing

and no, any decent parent wouldn't embarrass their kid by doing that... at that exact moment if i'm playing for the other team and start calling bronny a "son of a bitch" because his dad is such a whiny bitch

[pavyracer]

he was announcing something he saw happening at the game... no different than announcing that a fan threw a water bottle on the court

lebron is a big baby that fakes hate crimes and tells people how he fears for his life every day

this was just another case of him being a big baby that can't take anything negative because everyone around him sucks his cokk

You don't do this in kids games where the parents attend. He is an announcer. He can't tell the crowd of 5,000 that the call was made because he is Lebron's son. If it was my kid I would be upset too. He is 50 feet from the play. The ref is 2 feet from the play. You just can't say shit like that to a parent (forget for a second that the parent is famous). Like I said if the announcer said this about my kid in a softball game I would confront him too. He is an announcer. Now if the coach of the opposing team said the same thing it wouldn't upset me because this happens all the time. But the announcer needs to zip it.

[vitterd]

confront him AFTER the game then... don't make the event all about you when you're not even playing

and no, any decent parent wouldn't embarrass their kid by doing that... at that exact moment if i'm playing for the other team and start calling bronny a "son of a bitch" because his dad is such a whiny bitch

Nah. This is different. The pa guy says it over loudspeaker with 5,000 fans. It needs to be addressed and is a total bitch move by this announcer. The guy made it all about lebron. It wasn’t Lebron making it all about him….the pa guy should’ve never even mentioned James.

[lakerboy]

Saloon this garbage.

[johnnyvegas13]

He is just mad he not in the finals

[unde0087]

Saloon this garbage.

[flyingillini]

Cancel culture

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Cancel culture

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[jjgold]

I don’t think James did anything wrong here just being a proud father

[Hman]

So every time he doesn't like something an announcer says from here on out over the years, he's going to show his azz??!!

[19th Hole]

I don’t think James did anything wrong here just being a proud father

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Spoken like a proud and responsible father.

Jeff is on Line 2...

[big joe 1212]

I would have done the same thing. Especially if I was right there in a coaches seat as LeBron was.

Doesnt change the fact that he’s still a little bitch

[seaborneq]

This isn’t newsworthy. LBJ attending his son’s basketball game should never be news. Let’s call it what it is. This is TMZ type stuff, definitely not newsworthy with Finals upon us.

[vitterd]

So every time he doesn't like something an announcer says from here on out over the years, he's going to show his azz??!!

Nah. That’s not the point here. These are kids. A college or professional setting is different. I know you guys have hate for James but what this announcer did was disgraceful and James had every right to do what he did. You don’t single kids out like that, no matter who his father is.

[dlowilly]

I think I just solved crime in this country

Forget more police, less police, justice system reform, etc.

Just run 24/7 basketball tourneys like this. There were hundreds of troublemakers off the streets and in that gym playing or watching.

It would be kind of like how we get together and keep the worst sociopaths on here busy posting away instead of doing who knows what bad things in the real world.

[vitterd]

I think I just solved crime in this country

Forget more police, less police, justice system reform, etc.

Just run 24/7 basketball tourneys like this. There were hundreds of troublemakers off the streets and in that gym playing or watching.

It would be kind of like how we get together and keep the worst sociopaths on here busy posting away instead of doing who knows what bad things in the real world.

Racist Dblow still here spouting his KKK views and stealing my insults to other posters. What a loser.

[dlowilly]

Racist Dblow still here spouting his KKK views and stealing my insults to other posters. What a loser.

So weird how you find that racist. There were plenty of white kids playing and in the stands.

Meanwhile your two biggest allies on here are a guy who said he will never hire a black guy and a guy who looks down on his relatives who date blacks.

You are a troll first and a democrat/anti-racist/anti-fascist/socialist/liberal wayyyyyyyy second.

Now hurry up and post a reply. LOL.

[vitterd]

So weird how you find that racist. There were plenty of white kids playing and in the stands.

Meanwhile your two biggest allies on here are a guy who said he will never hire a black guy and a guy who looks down on his relatives who date blacks.

You are a troll first and a democrat/anti-racist/anti-fascist/socialist/liberal wayyyyyyyy second.

Now hurry up and post a reply. LOL.

You replied fast.

Look at your two biggest allies here. They are…. wait you have none, every single poster thinks you’re trash.

Number one Vitterd troll for 12 years!! Dblow/thecentaur

[JIBBBY]

Wrong. The announcer was black.



And Lebron was right to confront him. As a father of kids who play sports if the announcer said that my kid who is a pitcher she is a getting calls at the plate from the umpire for strikes/balls I would be upset. His job is to announce the game. He can't criticize the refs call and tell the crowd about it. I would be upset too and confront him if he was telling everyone in the ballpark that my kid is getting calls (whether this is true or not).

Ok Lebron hates blacks also then .... He's just hater...

[Mac4Lyfe]

So every time he doesn't like something an announcer says from here on out over the years, he's going to show his azz??!!

What the announcer said was foul and he should have been relieved of his duties. Lebron should not have had to say something. The refs should have kicked him out of the game. He purposely accused the refs of cheating. At our AAU games, the announcers announce, the scorekeeper keeps score and the person working the book, works the book. As soon as they do something out of line, they are reprimanded and replaced if need be.

Showing his ass would have been him slapping or cursing the announcer out. Confronting the announcer on his bullshit is not showing his ass. If that was your son, would you just sit there and let he announcer talk shit? Really?

[Mac4Lyfe]

Ok Lebron hates blacks also then .... He's just hater...

Looks like you and Lebron have a lot in common.

[stevenash]

Did LeBrick do a flop on his way to the announcers table too?