{"id":1455914,"date":"2022-04-27T18:29:45","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T22:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1455914"},"modified":"2022-04-27T18:29:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T22:29:48","slug":"fact-check-did-lebron-james-make-this-statement-about-potentially-joining-the-brooklyn-nets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-lebron-james-make-this-statement-about-potentially-joining-the-brooklyn-nets\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did LeBron James Make This Statement About Potentially Joining The Brooklyn Nets?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-lebron-james-make-this-statement-about-potentially-joining-the-brooklyn-nets%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1455914&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/spencer.p.green\/posts\/pfbid02rYadghNGwyC6XhHP84AybfUVq2MYXx4tmdXwFQrde73niKWJwrf6J6QpmRXBbKGQl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims to show a statement from NBA player LeBron James about potentially joining the Brooklyn Nets. <\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Verdict: False<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is no record of James making such a statement. The image stems from a satirical social media brand.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>James has played for the Los Angeles Lakers over the last four NBA seasons and won a championship with the team in 2020, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/stats\/_\/id\/1966\/lebron-james\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN<\/a>. The team did not qualify for the playoffs this season, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/nba\/fastbreak\/news\/according-to-espn-this-is-the-first-time-in-17-years-that-kevin-durant-brooklyn-nets-and-or-lebron-james-los-angeles-lakers-have-not-made-the-second-round-of-the-playoffs-nba-playoffs-celtics-boston-golden-state-warriors-nba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sports Illustrated<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>An image shared on Facebook claims James may be on the move this offseason. The April 26 post shows James photoshopped into a Brooklyn Nets jersey and features an alleged quote from him that reads, \u201cI\u2019m ready for my next chapter. Having the opportunity to play alongside KD and the Nets would be an honor next season. It\u2019s time for me to go where my heart wants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement is fabricated. No such statement appears in any of James\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%22Having%20the%20opportunity%20to%20play%20alongside%20KD%20and%20the%20Nets%20would%20be%20an%20honor%20next%20season%22%20(from%3AKingJames)&#038;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100044427126625\/search\/?q=%22Having%20the%20opportunity%20to%20play%20alongside%20KD%20and%20the%20Nets%20would%20be%20an%20honor%20next%20season%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kingjames\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posts<\/a>\u00a0or on his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lebronjames.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>. There are likewise no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Lebron+James+%22Having+the+opportunity+to+play+alongside+KD+and+the+Nets+would+be+an+honor+next+season&#038;ei=j7toYv2ACI_EytMPkMSD4Aw&#038;ved=0ahUKEwi9hLO_qbP3AhUPonIEHRDiAMwQ4dUDCA4&#038;uact=5&#038;oq=Lebron+James+%22Having+the+opportunity+to+play+alongside+KD+and+the+Nets+would+be+an+honor+next+season&#038;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAM6BwgAEEcQsANKBAhBGABKBAhGGABQzgFYzgFg3wNoAXABeACAATeIATeSAQExmAEAoAEByAEIwAEB&#038;sclient=gws-wiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">news reports<\/a> from sports outlets like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/news\/_\/id\/1966\/lebron-james\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/search?query=LeBron+James\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sports Illustrated<\/a> about the alleged remarks.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/02\/21\/fact-check-kevin-garnett-nba-quote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Kevin Garnett Make This Comment About The Current State Of The NBA?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After the Lakers\u2019 season ended this month, James expressed his desire to stick with the Lakers and win another championship, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/lakers\/news\/lakers-lebron-james-reiterates-his-main-goal-with-la-moving-forward-ee21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sports Illustrated<\/a>. James extended his contract with the team in December 2020 to last through the 2022-23 season, ESPN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/30436210\/agent-lebron-james-lakers-agree-two-year-85-million-extension\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The image appears to stem from an Instagram account associated with the satirical social media brand <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BallsackSports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ballsack Sports<\/a>. The account posted the image April 7. The Ballsack Sports logo is visible on the jersey James is wearing in the image.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CcERlvnMBuv\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is not the first time James has been the subject of a falsified quote. Check Your Fact <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/03\/10\/fact-check-lebron-james-barrier-quote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">debunked<\/a> a claim from March 2022 that suggested he called for barriers to be placed between players and fans to stop verbal altercations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Facebook claims to show a statement from NBA player LeBron James about potentially joining the Brooklyn Nets. 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