LeBron James and Lonzo Ball became a meme on Thursday. After the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Los Angeles Lakers, James approached Ball and told him something with his jersey covering his mouth. In a moment, the internet became obsessed with guessing what he might have been saying to the young Lakers rookie.
What did LeBron whisper to Lonzo? Twitter had guesses and conspiracies.
The internet had some great guesses.
Here’s how it looked on the court when it happened.
And here’s the screengrab that turned into a viral moment.
We’ve seen this before. James has been a public figure for so long that he knows that he just has to cover his mouth when saying things, and he did the same thing with Dwyane Wade two years ago. Just like this instance, the internet spent a few hours wondering what exactly Wade and James, former teammates, said to each other.
After Thursday’s game, it was all memes
Good stuff, internet friends.
What was it really, though?
It appears that James really just gave Ball a pep talk of sorts.
That’s a cool gesture from the best player in the league. We’re gonna stick with our internet jokes/guesses, though.
