{"id":1744,"date":"2024-08-12T01:57:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T01:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clickmen.us\/news\/?p=1744"},"modified":"2024-08-12T01:57:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T01:57:04","slug":"lebron-james-attracts-backlash-on-social-media-over-stern-interplay-with-younger-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clickmen.us\/news\/lebron-james-attracts-backlash-on-social-media-over-stern-interplay-with-younger-fan\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James attracts backlash on social media over stern interplay with younger fan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fresh off a gold medal victory on the Paris Olympics on Saturday, LeBron James caught flak on social media on Sunday after an interplay with a younger fan in France.<\/p>\n

A video posted to TikTok confirmed James strolling behind his spouse, Savannah, and a younger fan together with his cellphone approaching the Team USA star. James was dressed down in some Team USA gear as he walked across the entrance of the automotive.<\/p>\n

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LeBron James (6) of Team USA in motion throughout Men’s Gold Medal recreation between Team France and Team United States on day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 10, 2024 in Paris, France.<\/span> (Aytac Unal\/Anadolu by way of Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

As the child approached James, the Los Angeles Lakers star might be heard saying sternly, “Stop.” One particular person in James\u2019 entourage nudged the child out of the way in which because the group entered a restaurant.<\/p>\n

James was met with congratulations from photographers and did somewhat dance as he entered the restaurant.<\/p>\n

But the interplay with the child is what caught social media customers\u2019 eyeballs.<\/p>\n

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LeBron James carrying his gold medal is seen throughout a girls’s gold medal basketball recreation at Bercy Arena on the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Paris, France.<\/span> (AP Photo\/Michael Conroy)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

James and Team USA defeated France in a detailed recreation to win a gold medal. He now has three gold medals in his Olympic profession on high of 4 NBA championships. It was the fifth straight gold medal for Team USA.<\/p>\n

“Super humbled that I can still play this game,” James mentioned. “Played at a high level, played with 11 other great players and a great coaching staff and went on and did it for our country. It was a great moment around.”<\/p>\n

He scored 14 factors within the win.<\/p>\n

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Players of Team USA have fun as they win gold medal after defeating France in Men’s Gold Medal recreation on day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 10, 2024 in Paris, France.<\/span> (Aytac Unal\/Anadolu by way of Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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James didn\u2019t seem to handle any of the backlash on social media. Fresh News Digital requested his representatives for a touch upon the problem.<\/p>\n

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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fresh News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n