SNUBBED
‘I feel sorry for the kid’ NBA fans claim as LeBron James refuses to take photo with him after winning Olympic gold
LeBron won Olympic MVP for basketball
LEBRON James is receiving criticism for snubbing a young fan during his gold medal celebrations.
LeBron was swarmed with paparazzi following his Olympic win, and a kid was among those photographers looking to get a picture.
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LeBron didn't give the kid any attention though, brushing him off with a hand up as he approached.
"Stop, stop, stop," he told the fan.
"Don't do that."
The young fan appeared to apologize to LeBron after approaching, but looked shocked by the denial from his idol.
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After LeBron walked through, it appeared that someone with him pushed the kid out of the way as well.
NBA fans couldn't believe LeBron's actions and were quick to shame him on social media following the Olympics.
"The disappointment, letdowns and the realization that your heroes are jerks hits hard when you’re that young," one fan said.
"This boy is a child who idolizes him, and he couldn’t give him a second of his time. Sickening!" another fan said.
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"I feel sorry for the kid," a third fan said.
"Couldn’t take 1 second out of his time for a picture with a kid," a fourth fan said.
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"Lebron is a punk," a fifth fan said.
Outside of his strange episode with the fan, LeBron had a great Olympic games, winning tournament MVP.
He averaged 14.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 8.5 assists during the Paris Games.
"I'm just living in the moment super humble that I can still play this game and play it at a high level," James said.
"It came with us winning gold and that's what's more important for me. It's pretty cool."
Paris was his third Olympic gold medal and his fourth overall medal since joining the NBA.
Steph Curry was the hero of the tournament though, draining clutch threes in the semifinal and final to win the tournament for Team USA.
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"I've seen that from Steph a few times but it never gets old," Team USA coach Steve Kerr said.
"It's a global game with a lot of great players, but we still feel we have the greatest players."
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