LeBron, fan exchange words

[The Batman]

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- LeBron James (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=1966) took a moment during Friday's game against the Detroit Pistons (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/clubhouse?team=det) to fire back at a heckling fan who insulted his mother.

After hearing a fan sitting near the court behind the Heat's bench mention his mother's name, James walked toward the scorer's table and addressed the male fan.

"I don't care what you say to me. I don't give a [expletive] what you say," James said to the fan. "But don't be disrespectful."

The exchange came during a break in action with 1.7 seconds left in the first quarter and was picked up by television microphones.

James responded to the fan, who shouted the comments within earshot of James' two young sons who sat courtside near the Heat's bench.

The fan, who declined to give his name to ESPN.com, said he was offended by James' cursing. He was also told by security to refrain from heckling the rest of the game or he would be escorted out.
Michael Wallace covers the NBA for ESPN.com.


http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/truehoop/miamiheat/news/story?id=6114546

[Wilford Brimley]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/truehoop/miamiheat/news/story?id=6114546

His mother is a whore. This is a known fact. It's too bad though that LeBron has to take heat for that gash of a mom.

[Xylus]

You don't talk about anyone's momma.

[lefty]

Delonte West must be a proud father

[mavsfan1000]

Lebron is taking names for everyone that disses him. lmao

[phyzik]

James is a douche bag, for sure, but he was right to shut that fan up.

[TE]

Only the scum talk about the mothers.

[v2freak]

Something makes me think Duncan would have just ignored it. Heckling is annoying, but can you really be escorted out for it? Or was it because the fan happened to be insulting "the king" ?

[cobbler]

Something makes me think Duncan would have just ignored it. Heckling is annoying, but can you really be escorted out for it? Or was it because the fan happened to be insulting "the king" ?

Of course you can. You dont think you are going to get removed if your spewing obscenities around children etc? Get a seat behind the TNT table and keep screaming the F bomb and see how long you last. :lol

[v2freak]

I don't mean disturbing the peace, I mean saying things to get under a player's skin. Obviously it worked with James. My friend recalled a story where he spent most of a baseball game in right field heckling the RF on the opposite team. At the end of the 7th inning, that guy caught a flyball, smiled at my friend and threw him the ball. Now my friend thinks that guy is the shit.

[cobbler]

I don't mean disturbing the peace, I mean saying things to get under a player's skin. Obviously it worked with James. My friend recalled a story where he spent most of a baseball game in right field heckling the RF on the opposite team. At the end of the 7th inning, that guy caught a flyball, smiled at my friend and threw him the ball. Now my friend thinks that guy is the shit.

Again, it depends on whats being said. There are deceny limits

[oh crap]

it's just too bad the heckler didn't go further. dude's execution was weak.

[crc21209]

Stupid fans should just keep their mouths shut...end of story...

[MiamiHeat]

If he was saying LeBron plays like a girl, LeBron dribbles like a crab, or that Lebron is a stupid person, that's 1 thing

but going overboard with profane obscenities about MOTHERS, and around young children?

gtfo. that man has no class. you don't insult mothers. mothers are sacred

[monosylab1k]

If he was saying LeBron plays like a girl, LeBron dribbles like a crab, or that Lebron is a stupid person, that's 1 thing

but going overboard with profane obscenities about MOTHERS, and around young children?

gtfo. that man has no class. you don't insult mothers. mothers are sacred

Mothers and reheated pizza.

[Venti Quattro]

What was the bad word said? Delonte?

[Koolaid_Man]

You don't talk about anyone's momma.


not even Koolaid's?

[Koolaid_Man]

mothers are sacred

only to black guys...case in point...

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[benefactor]

Meh. From what I remember Utah fans said far worse to Charles Barkley.

[VBM]

IsWWF3I7Z84

[slacker77]

GUGE2teGwaI

[BlackSwordsMan]

Fucking coward fan talks shit to lebron and is ''offended'' when lebron cusses. Pussy.

[oh crap]

the fact that his mom is a teammate banging whore to the side, this isn't a fucking school yard. bron is a professional athlete getting paid millions of dollars to perform on the court, how petty is it that he even addressed this guy? his skin can't seriously be that thin. but, but... you talked about my momma!!

[Avitus1]

Dude shouldn't be talking shit and act like a pussy when someone actually says something back to him.

[Kyle Orton]

If he was saying LeBron plays like a girl, LeBron dribbles like a crab, or that Lebron is a stupid person, that's 1 thing

but going overboard with profane obscenities about MOTHERS, and around young children?

gtfo. that man has no class. you don't insult mothers. mothers are sacred

When your mom is a giant slut who gives birth to bastard children she's anything but sacred.

[Kyle Orton]

Someone is making fun of my slut mommy :cry:cry:cry. I need to defend her since my daddy is nowhere to be found :cry:cry:cry

[DMC]

When your mom is a giant slut who gives birth to bastard children she's anything but sacred.
To the kid she is.

[BlairForceDejuan]

Words are words. wgaf

You are making $200k a game. Boofukinghoo.

[boutons_deux]

Just another version of "Yo Mama's so ..."

[ALVAREZ6]

the fact that his mom is a teammate banging whore to the side, this isn't a fucking school yard. bron is a professional athlete getting paid millions of dollars to perform on the court, how petty is it that he even addressed this guy? his skin can't seriously be that thin. but, but... you talked about my momma!!

I think if you were in his position, adrenaline pumping in the middle of a professional basketball game and someone is yelling obscenities about your mother when your young kids are right in that same location, you would be pissed too.

[y2kbug]

Here's a video of it. For the record, nothing is sacred, parents, kids, looks.
http://www.sportsgrid.com/nba/lebron-james-confronts-heckler-video/

[lefty]

What was the bad word said? Delonte?

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:rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin
:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao :lmao

[8FOR!3]

Something makes me think Duncan would have just ignored it. Heckling is annoying, but can you really be escorted out for it? Or was it because the fan happened to be insulting "the king" ?

We wouldn't know, people respect Duncan.

[CubanSucks]

"If you get disrespectful we're gonna have problems"

:lmao:lmao:lmao

Yeah ok, mr regular season. And you're gonna do what about it?

what a thin skinned cunt

[dbestpro]

His mother is a whore. This is a known fact. It's too bad though that LeBron has to take heat for that gash of a mom.

You should not call his momma a whore. You should talk about his daddy, who ever that is.

[Flo-Rida]

"If you get disrespectful we're gonna have problems"

:lmao:lmao:lmao

Yeah ok, mr regular season. And you're gonna do what about it?

what a thin skinned cunt

so are you saying he should have stayed quiet ?

[CubanSucks]

so are you saying he should have stayed quiet ?

fuckin right

[HarlemHeat37]

It has nothing to do with "thick skin"..Lebron has probably been heckled by thousands of people, throughout his career, and he has rarely responded..if some guy was just talking to him, whether it's about his mom or whatever, I doubt he would care too much..

This was a case where this guy is screaming about his mom, with Lebron's kids around the area..some bum screaming obscenities near young children, about their grandmother too, deserved getting kicked out..

[v2freak]

^^I hope that's why he got angry then, and not because he was looking to act the tough guy and get in a shouting match with some randomass dude.

[greensborohill]

only to black guys...case in point...

There's a reason mama's are sacred to black dudes.

[mikeschy55]

And they say Dirk is soft :lol.... who people accuse of being a nazi at the games

[Sofaking]

:lol at you dudes who hide behind a screen calling LeBron mother out here name, knowing damn well you'd be trynna pose his Bron in person and not talking all that other shit around him. I'm getting tired of people who brings up "well he's getting paid x amount of dollars; shut up and play' people have emotions and regardless of how much a player makes, those emotions can easy burst out. Its like the same thing with the Technical early in the season. You think Owners dont get upset? I guess Donald Sterling should just stfu because he's been getting paid for yrs while his team has been atrocious throughout most of his ownership.

[MannyIsGod]

GUGE2teGwaI

LOL this was exactly what I thought about.

[duncan228]

LeBron, Heat get earful on road (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-trashtalkingfans)
By Cliff Brunt

The booing and heckling from capacity crowds all over the country is like music to Dwyane Wade’s ears.

The Miami Heat became villains to many when LeBron James made his nationally televised decision to leave Cleveland and join superstars Wade and Chris Bosh last summer. The choice, and the showy way it went down, didn’t sit well with a lot of NBA fans and they have made their feelings known whenever the Heat have hit the road.

Miami has the second-best record in the Eastern Conference, but it hasn’t come with national adoration. Miami doesn’t often receive the cheers teams such as the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics get when they are on the road. The Heat lead the league in road attendance, drawing an average of 19,289 fans in 29 games, but Wade hears mostly boos.

“Well, they’re cheering for us, it just sounds a little different,” he joked. “Sometimes, it might start with a “B,” but to us, it’s cheering. It’s respect.”

James’ run-in with a heckler in Detroit last Friday went beyond the norm, and was the latest example of the general dislike NBA fans have shown the Heat this season. James told a fan to stop talking about his family. A fan who says he was seated near the heckler says James was being taunted early in the game.

James, who has joked that the Heat refer to themselves as the “Heatles” after the Beatles for attracting big crowds on the road, said something to that fan while the Heat were shooting free throws.

“Guys get out of control at times,” James said after the game. “I understand they are very passionate, but you need to know where to draw the line. We’re all human. I don’t care if you say anything about the game of basketball, or something to me, just don’t be disrespectful.”

Whether the trigger is merely Miami’s success, James’ choice or the swagger the Heat have displayed along the way, Miami’s players say the animosity they draw from opposing fans is uncommon.

“We’ve experienced some times here from the crowd,” Bosh said. “Pretty much, it’s at every arena that we play at. Guys are extra motivated, fans are extra motivated—they either talk crap or cheer a little louder.”

Dealing with hecklers is a part of life in the NBA, of course. Boston and Philadelphia were mentioned by players as particularly challenging venues for crowd interaction.

“Boston is one of the hardest places to play, but it’s one of the funnest places to play because that energy, going on the road, it’s a different feel,” Milwaukee Bucks forward Jon Brockman said. “Sometimes, you can flip that negative energy around and use it in your favor.”

Veteran players generally handle heckling well.

“There’s so many games, there’s so many different situations, you can’t worry about things that are out of your control,” Los Angeles Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro said. “You just have to worry about the job that you need to do because if you’re not prepared at this level, you’ll have difficult nights.”

The crowds don’t seem to bother Miami—— as of Monday, the Heat have a 19-10 road record this season, the league’s second-highest road win total.

“We embrace it,” Wade said. “We play better on the road. We feel we’re a better road team.”

Wade said he’s heard a great deal of trash talk over his career and believes that sometimes, confronting a fan is necessary.

“Sometimes, you might get fed up, or you might look at them a certain way, or you might engage into conversation because, as a man, it’s challenging your manhood,” he said. “You try to be bigger than that, but every once in a while, you say something.

“It’s unfortunate that I think the fans of the game forget that we’re human as well, and we’re not coming out saying anything to them, we’re coming out trying to play the game of basketball and entertain. That’s all we’re doing.”

Basketball, more than most sports, puts fans close to the action. Sometimes that leads to unforgettable situations like Reggie Miller scoring 25 fourth-quarter points while jawing with Spike Lee during the 1994 playoff game between the Pacers and the Knicks at Madison Square Garden.

It also gives fans a chance to test limits.

“A lot of the things that are said that are personal, the person wouldn’t say it in your face,” Wade said. “They only say it because they’re guarded by these chairs, and they know we’re not crazy and we’re not going to do anything to them.”

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-trashtalkingfans

[ALVAREZ6]

Milwaukee Bucks forward Jon Brockman


Who the fuck?????