While playing in an Eastern Conference playoff game for the Miami Heat, LeBron James reportedly gained 7 pounds, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst.
The anecdote appears in a story Windhorst published Monday, chronicling James’ renewed effort to maintain his health deeper into the season. Of the rapid 7-pound gain, Windhorst writes that “teammates saw the scale and attest to it in amazement,” and James himself calls the incident “weird as hell.”
Did James consume 7 pounds of water and food over the course of the game? Or is the basketball star putting us all on, stoking the fires of his legend?
We’ll probably never know ― not that it matters. James certainly doesn’t need a story like this to solidify his place among the greatest basketball players of all time.
Still, Twitter reactions to the ESPN story were entertaining.
I would love to not relate to LeBron's ability to gain seven pounds while exercising. — no karm no foul (@IanKarmel) March 19, 2018
If LeBron really wanted to impress me, he'd gain 14.5 pounds in a single playoff game: the weight of the Larry O'Brien trophy. — Andrew Lynch (@AndrewLynch) March 19, 2018
This is some Kim Jong Un bullshit — Dong Overton (@DongOverton) March 19, 2018
All the weight of the entire team on your back will do that — Justin Tucker = GOAT (@baseballdingerr) March 19, 2018
We All Know Why pic.twitter.com/XB5TWL3U3M — RT (@_RJ191) March 19, 2018
LeBron facts has surpassed Chuck Norris facts — MNclone (@IPA2thebeach) March 19, 2018