LeBron James has been known to exaggerate, and the NBA legend was at it again over the weekend while paying tribute to Takeoff.
During the post-game press conference following the Los Angeles Lakers’ loss to LeBron’s former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, on Sunday (November 6), King James claimed he’d been a fan of Migos since his first season with the Miami Heat in 2010.
“I’ve been listening to those guys for so long,” he said. “I was listening to those guys my first year with the Heat in 2010. [My teammates] had no idea who the Migos was. They were cursing me out when I would play it throughout the locker room. I was like, ‘These guys are next, I’m letting you know right now.'”
Fans immediately picked apart LeBron James’ quote and questioned how he could’ve been a Migos fan in 2010 when the ATL trio’s first project, Juug Season, didn’t arrive until 2011. Their big break didn’t come until two years after that with songs like “Versace,” “Hannah Montana” and “Bando.”
“Howling bc everybody know a habitual liar and Bron still goes above and beyond,” one person tweeted, while another added: “lebron really said he been listening to migos since 2010 LMFAO fuck outta here this man be lyinnnnn like a mf sometimes.”
Despite his fuzzy math, LeBron also honored Takeoff ahead of the Lakers-Cavs game by wearing an outfit dedicated to the late Migos lyricist.
The 20-season vet rocked the same black suit, sunglasses and silver Jesus piece that Takeoff wore at Quality Control CEO Pierre “Pee” Thomas’ “black ball” birthday party in June.
“If you know me any then you know how much I love @yrntakeoff!! Still doesn’t feel real to me! Rest in Paradise Rocket Man,” LeBron explained on Instagram.
Takeoff (real name Kirshnik Ball) was shot and killed outside a Houston bowling alley in the early hours of November 1 after a heated argument over a dice game broke out.
The 28-year-old rapper was pronounced dead at the scene. According to the autopsy report, he died from “penetrating gunshot wounds of head and torso into arm.”
Check out more reactions to LeBron James’ Migos “lie” below.
Dude saw visions of the future in 2010. The message was clear “The Migos are coming!” NOT!!!
these internet lawyers are the worst. God forbid that he isn’t exactly correct when it comes to the year. “i’ve been a fan of Jay-z since Reasonable Doubt came out in 1995”
Internet Laywers-“Reasonable doubt came out in 1996, you are obviously lying about EVERYTHING because you werent 100% accurate with your statement.
Lol tru 100
He specifically said “first year with the Heat in 2010”, and even if he was off by a year or 2 he would still be lying. Noone even heard of the migos until 2013, Versace dropped with drake around the summer. Lebron been lame buddy
for real; not to mention, basketball seasons start in one year and end in another. So Bron’s first season with the Heat was the 2010-2011 season, and they dropped a tape in 2011. Easily coulda been up on it and had it or other material by them before it dropped.
Exactly. People don’t think basketball players go all over the place, every state, and there’s not someone from ATL that might’ve said “yo I picked up this cd, check it out.” Someone with loot has had to have heard of everyone that breaks into the mainstream for them to break into the mainstream. A lot of people are into people before they get big because they found about them from a friend or something. Not like the dude said he was hanging with them in the locker room in 2011. He just heard them. I bet most of the people commenting have acted like the gatekeeper for something before. Clowns.
I remember the hood bumping Chinatown by migos in steady rotation 2009
I remember the hood bumping Chinatown by migos in steady rotation 2009 he ain’t lie.
Is it possible that Lebron got a hold of their music when they were still local? Just because they didn’t drop a tape nationwide until 2011 doesn’t mean they weren’t rapping before then…
That’s exactly what I was thinking. Like I was listening to Eminem when he released Infinite. Before his major break of The Slim Shady Lp. These people.
I swear I was knocking handsome and wealthy back in 2010. Oh well. I stand with Lebron 2010 I heard of them too
I swear I was knocking handsome and wealthy back in 2010. Oh well. I stand with Lebron 2010 I heard of them too
I do believe him he might not be exact with the year or timeline but who is, when you think back on things you be like yo I remember that happening around like 94,95 or something. I just ran into one of my cousins from Cali who came down to Texas to visit and like 94 and we talked about that summer and somebody asked what year was that and he said 91 lol I just thought to myself like you off by some years but I didn’t say anything because he was off about the year but right about the events. If you listen to Lebron he also said his teammates basically wasn’t feeling the migos if he was going to fabricated wouldn’t he be like man everybody was like yo them cats going in.
I do believe him he might not be exact with the year or timeline but who is, when you think back on things you be like yo I remember that happening around like 94,95 or something. I just ran into one of my cousins from Cali who came down to Texas to visit and like 94 and we talked about that summer and somebody asked what year was that and he said 91 lol I just thought to myself like you off by some years but I didn’t say anything because he was off about the year but right about the events. If you listen to Lebron he also said his teammates basically wasn’t feeling the migos if he was going to fabricated wouldn’t he be like man everybody was like yo them cats going in.
Feel free to blast me, but I’ve never heard of Takeoff or Migos until he passed away. I’m an asian kid from Canada so maybe that’s why.
There’s no need for anyone to blast you. There are so many musicians like rap artists out there that I’ve never heard about.
Yo you bin pipin out that wang chung on canadian hos forreal doe
Don’t faint when you hear there are rappers out there with names like NLE Choppa.