LeBron James took to Twitter to mock Kyle Rittenhouse for breaking down and crying during his trial.
James, who has made a habit of crying while being paid millions of dollars to play a game, said this in a tweet:
“What tears????? I didn’t see one. Man knock it off! That boy ate some lemon heads before walking into court.”
This was one of the most classless acts that James has ever commited, and that’s saying alot for him.
James is now facing heavy criticizm online, with many blasting him on social media for his ignorant comments.
Our friends at the Daily Wire broke the story:
NBA basketball player LeBron James was mocked online following his decision to mock Kyle Rittenhouse on Wednesday after Rittenhouse cried while testifying in court.
“What tears????? I didn’t see one,” James tweeted. “Man knock it off! That boy ate some lemon heads before walking into court.”
Here is James' disgusting tweet:
The Daily Wire's Ben Shapiro and others immediately called James out for his comments:
The New York Post with more on the shameful behavior of the NBA's golden child:
Hoops legend LeBron James is being ripped for mocking teenager Kyle Rittenhouse’s breakdown on the stand.
The 36-year-old Lakers star posted a series of laughing emojis alongside footage of the 18-year-old Kenosha gunman overwhelmed by sobs Wednesday, a breakdown that forced a halt to his trial.
“What tears????? I didn’t see one,” wrote James, a vocal black rights activist.
“Man knock it off! That boy ate some lemon heads before walking into court,” the Los Angeles baller wrote on his @KingJames account, ending with the three laughing emojis.
Within hours, his tweet had more than 17,000 comments, many outraged at the latest outburst by the player, who previously tweeted a photo of a cop along with the caption, “YOU’RE NEXT.”
“LeBron James appears to be mocking people dealing with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in this post. Why?” asked Aaron Carpenter, a local councilor in Ohio.
Other Twitter users called out James' for mocking someone clearly suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD):
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