LeBron James fooled the NBA world with his “Second Decision” earlier this week.
Now he’s being sued.
The Lakers star had fans’ imaginations running wild when he teased the big announcement on Monday, making some believe he was ready to step away from basketball after a legendary career.
Instead, James’ “Second Decision” turned out to be an ad for Hennessy.
And one Lakers fan isn’t happy about it.
Andrew Garcia, a lifelong fan of the Purple and Gold, is suing the NBA legend in small claims court for “fraud, deception, misrepresentation, and any and all basis of legal recovery,” according to TMZ.
Garcia claims James owes him $865.66 after he bought tickets for the Lakers’ last game of the season against the Cavaliers, James’ former team, thinking that the King was about to announce his retirement from the NBA instead of doing a marketing campaign for Hennessy.
“I wouldn’t have purchased it if he wasn’t going to retire. Plain and simple,” Garcia told TMZ.
James appeared to tease those who thought his retirement was imminent when he shared the ad on X, including a winking face, a tongue-out emoji and a crown.
“Well, everyone’s on pins and needles across the country,” an unidentified man in the Hennesy ad says to James while sitting across from him on an empty basketball court. “Ready to go LeBron? Where’s the powder?”
James laughed and said, “I left it at home,” referring to his chalk toss pregame ritual.
“Fans want to know where you’re taking your talents this year? What’s your decision?” the man replied.
“Man this is tough,” James said. “In this fall, I’m going to be taking my talents to Hennessy VSOP… that was the conclusion I woke up with this morning.
“I feel like it’s going to give me the best opportunity to win at hosting, not only that, win at signature cocktails, win at at a good time, win at impressive guess, win at making memories, win at making it look easy, win at leaving people wanting more… I like my decision.”
The “Second Decision” was a call back to James’ infamous “Decision,” when he announced that he was leaving the Cavaliers during the summer of 2010 and taking his talents to South Beach, where he won two championships with the Heat.
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