{"id":2323288,"date":"2024-08-12T17:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T21:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-lebron-snaps-at-fan-asking-for-picture-harshly-rejects-him-after-winning-3rd-olympic-gold-medal\/"},"modified":"2024-08-12T17:29:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T21:29:57","slug":"watch-lebron-snaps-at-fan-asking-for-picture-harshly-rejects-him-after-winning-3rd-olympic-gold-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-lebron-snaps-at-fan-asking-for-picture-harshly-rejects-him-after-winning-3rd-olympic-gold-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: LeBron Snaps at Fan Asking for Picture, Harshly Rejects Him After Winning 3rd Olympic Gold Medal"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fwatch-lebron-snaps-at-fan-asking-for-picture-harshly-rejects-him-after-winning-3rd-olympic-gold-medal%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=2323288&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--><p>The\u2063 article discusses an incident involving NBA star LeBron\u2064 James, who faced criticism\u200c for his dismissive behavior towards \u2063a young fan \u200bseeking an \u200bautograph or photo after Team USA&#8217;s gold \u200dmedal win at the Olympics. Video\u2064 footage showed James telling the boy to &#8220;stop&#8221; \u200bas he \u200dapproached. Shortly after, James was seen \u200bdancing joyfully,\u2062 raising questions \u2062about his priorities. The \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-nikki-haleys-campaign-says-she-misspoke-over-ban-the-wall-remark\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley&#039;s campaign clarifies &#039;ban the wall&#039; remark as misspeaking in Republican debate\">incident drew attention<\/a> on social media, with users\u200c expressing disappointment for the fan while also bringing \u2062to light similar \u200dexperiences \u200dshared by other athletes, like Jayson Tatum, who recounted a past rejection \u2062by \u2063James that left him in\u2063 tears as \u200da child.\u2063 The \u2062article concludes by \u2062highlighting\u2062 the \u2064idea that such celebrity snubs shouldn&#8217;t \u200cbe taken too seriously, suggesting that\u2062 they might even motivate the youth to achieve their own greatness\u2064 in the future.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Parents around the world have a moral obligation to discourage their children from chasing after celebrities.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, if one particular celebrity happens to snub you, it could mean big things in your future.<\/p>\n<p>As shown in a series of clips posted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X following Team USA&rsquo;s gold medal-winning victory over France at the Olympics on Saturday, NBA star LeBron James of Team USA and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-bronny-james-fire-saying-never-thought-playing-lebron-drafted-lakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> clearly and callously brushed off a young male fan who approached him seeking either an autograph or a photo.<\/p>\n<p>In one brief clip, an angry-sounding James repeatedly told the boy to back off.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Stop, stop, stop, stop! Don&rsquo;t do that,&rdquo; the basketball star said to the much smaller kid, who held a phone in his left hand.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">LeBron James just snaps at a young white fan who wants to greet him and congratulate him on his win. Then he goes off and does a little dance over his gold medal. Brute. I&rsquo;m heartbroken for the kid. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bf9PlNCICa\">pic.twitter.com\/bf9PlNCICa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stillgray\/status\/1822791294856429621?\">August 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a somewhat lengthier clip from a different angle made the incident appear even worse for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/uconns-dan-hurley-says-rejected-coaching-lebron-lakers-pursue-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In this second clip, the audio barely caught James&rsquo; admonition to the young fan. It did, however, capture two other revolting scenes.<\/p>\n<p>First, it showed that after James brushed past the young fan, another man walking behind the basketball star extended his left arm and made contact with the boy&rsquo;s chest as if to reinforce the barrier between the boy and James.<\/p>\n<p>Second, it showed James doing a very stupid-looking dance at the door to what looked like a club. That happened only ten seconds after his encounter with the boy.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, in true narcissistic fashion, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nba-superstar-makes-unprecedented-move-contract-extension-giving-100-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBA<\/a> star had time to gyrate and draw attention to himself but not to take a photo or sign an autograph.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: NBA star LeBron James is under fire for snapping at a young fan who asked for a picture after winning gold at the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>James was seen telling the kid &lsquo;stop&rsquo; before he pulled off a dance move while entering the venue.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Stop, stop, stop&rdquo; he said to the kid.<\/p>\n<p>James was&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VQj3Z9M8X8\">pic.twitter.com\/VQj3Z9M8X8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1822777008864346284?\">August 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James<\/a>, the NBA&rsquo;s all<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyrie-irving-not-present-at-brooklyn-media-days-as-questions-around-vaccination-status-linger\/\" title=\"Kyrie Irving Not Present At Brooklyn Media Days As Questions Around Vaccination Status Linger\">-time leading scorer<\/a> with 40,474 points, will turn 40 in December.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/olympics\/story\/_\/id\/40811929\/team-usa-wins-fifth-straight-men-basketball-gold-medal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a>, the four-time NBA MVP powered Team USA to a 98-87 win over France and a gold medal. The veteran even earned the Olympics MVP.<\/p>\n<p>But James also has his  of detractors thanks to his liberal stances on a number of issues, including his disgusting history of kneeling at the woke altar by refusing to stand for the national anthem.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, women&rsquo;s sports advocate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/riley-gaines-points-problem-lebron-james-usas-olympic-flag-bearer-says-disqualified\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Riley Gaines<\/a> thought this should have disqualified James from carrying the flag for Team USA. Perhaps it should have.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, the young fan who James snubbed should take heart.<\/p>\n<p>After all, in a 51-second clip posted to X on July 16, star forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/t\/tatumja01.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jayson Tatum<\/a> of the NBA champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/celtics-coach-wears-christian-faith-shirt-live-espn-winning-nba-title\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston Celtics<\/a> recalled having received the same treatment from James many years ago.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My mom took me to a game in Memphis,&rdquo; Tatum recalled. &ldquo;I wanted to meet LeBron, and I wanted to get a picture with him and an autograph. And there was a lot of people back there, and he was like, &lsquo;I&rsquo;m out. I gotta go.&rsquo; And I got in the car and started crying. But we cool now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Tatum was 11 at the time.<\/p>\n<p>For his part, James took the snubbing revelation from his now-NBA peer and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/olympic-organizers-accused-doubling-demonic-closing-ceremony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olympic<\/a> teammate in stride.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That why you dunked on me, though? That&rsquo;s why you dunked on me in the conference finals?&rdquo; James asked.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jayson Tatum said that when he was 11 years old, LeBron James didn&rsquo;t give him an autograph, which made him cry.<\/p>\n<p>LeBron: &ldquo;Is that why you dunked on me in the conference finals?&rdquo; &#128514;&#128514;&#128514;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xUs4RIrggn\">pic.twitter.com\/xUs4RIrggn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDunkCentral\/status\/1813220638682714600?\">July 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Thus, the boy in France whom James angrily dismissed has two reasons not to care.<\/p>\n<p>First, like Tatum, the boy could one day make a name for himself. In fact, James&rsquo; snub could help fuel that journey.<\/p>\n<p>Second, and far more important, neither <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/espn-analyst-torches-lebron-james-tells-take-accountability-lakers-coach-darvin-ham-gets-fired\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James<\/a> nor any other celebrity is worth the trouble.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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However, being dismissed by a celebrity might actually lead to significant opportunities in the future. A series of videos shared on the social media platform X captured NBA star LeBron James, representing Team USA and the Los Angeles Lakers, rudely ignoring a young male fan who approached him for an autograph or photo after Team USA&#8217;s gold medal victory over France at the Olympics. In one short clip, an irritated James repeatedly told the boy to back off, saying, \u201cStop, stop, stop! Don\u2019t do that,\u201d as the smaller child held his phone.<\/p>\n<p>In another longer clip from a different angle, James&#8217; behavior appeared even worse. While his admonition was barely audible in this video, it did capture two other troubling moments: first, another man walking behind James made contact with the boy\u2019s chest as if to create distance between them; second, shortly after dismissing the young fan, James was seen doing an awkward dance at what seemed like a club entrance\u2014indicating he had time for self-promotion but not for engaging with fans.<\/p>\n<p>James is facing criticism for snapping at this young fan who simply wanted a picture following his Olympic win. Despite being celebrated as one of basketball&#8217;s greatest players and earning accolades such as MVP of both the Olympics and NBA championships throughout his career\u2014he has also faced backlash due to his outspoken political views and actions like kneeling during the national anthem.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly enough, Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics shared that he experienced similar treatment from James when he was 11 years old and ended up crying after being brushed off by him. Now teammates in professional basketball circles laugh about it together.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately though, there are two reasons why this young French fan should not be disheartened: first is that he could follow in Tatum\u2019s footsteps and achieve success himself; second\u2014and perhaps more importantly\u2014is that neither LeBron nor any celebrity should hold significant value in one&#8217;s life pursuits<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2323289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/LeBron-James.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36238,37924,32997,37923,37925],"class_list":["post-2323288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-celebrity-news","tag-fan-interaction","tag-lebron-james","tag-olympic-gold-medal","tag-sports-moments"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/LeBron-James.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2323288"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323288\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2323289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2323288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2323288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2323288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}