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Fans mock LeBron James’ viral pregame video

Originally posted on Ball Exclusives | By Titan Frey | Last updated Jul 8, 2025 11:58 AM ET

LeBron James is arguably the greatest player to ever suit up in the NBA. He’s also one of the most popular players. LeBron has millions of fans who will go to great lengths to defend him from any criticism.

As popular as LeBron is, he is bound to have some haters, as well. In fact, he seems to have a lot of haters, as they love to find anything they can to bring him down.

A recent video making its way around social media is the next source of LeBron hate. It is a video of LeBron practicing before a game, using basic dribbling moves, that he appears to have a little trouble with.

This leads to LeBron pulling up for a jump shot that hits the side of the backboard, a clear embarrassing end to an open shot.

Imagine Aliens came down here and said send us your best player to represent you and we sent this bagless garbage. Those Aliens would probably nuke Earth after seeing this. pic.twitter.com/vtN1AIlEza

— Maximus A. Smith (@pete_nocchio1) July 6, 2025

And off the backboard lmao

— Name cannot be blank (@thompsonian87) July 6, 2025

LeBron… always odd, clunky, clumsy dribbling.

— Cover3 (@Cover3_mx) July 8, 2025

brooooooo this the KING

— Volatile Vic (@vicsyoutube) July 7, 2025

Imagine arguing with people for decades that this is the greatest player to ever play basketball. pic.twitter.com/kGypno9XV3

— sun of z music (@sunofzmusic) July 7, 2025

These fans certainly had fun with this video. Yes, it is true. LeBron isn’t as skilled as other players we have seen in NBA history.

In fact, his skill set may be overrated, especially when discussed by a die-hard LeBron fan. Still, LeBron is one of the most unstoppable players we have ever seen and his basketball IQ is second to none.

If missing a wide-open jumper makes LeBron a bad player, then his four championships and four MVPs make him one of the greatest.

This article first appeared on Ball Exclusives and was syndicated with permission.

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