LeBron James didn’t play in Friday’s Los Angeles Lakers win over the Milwaukee Bucks due to ankle soreness, but the spotlight was still on him thanks to photos and videos on X (formerly Twitter).
During a timeout, he walked over to hang out with team owner Jeanie Buss and Linda Rambis, who works in the front office (and is married to Kurt Rambis). Videos show them joking around and laughing, which led to a lot of jokes online, including a whole bunch of talk about how the Lakers should fire embattled head coach Darvin Ham.
Here’s a roundup of some we found:
LeBron James, who is out tonight, visiting with Jeanie Buss and Linda Rambis during a timeout pic.twitter.com/Y9RQIM5hLE
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) March 9, 2024
Lakers’ LeBron James (ankle) takes a seat with Jeanie Buss during a timeout at Friday’s game vs. Bucks pic.twitter.com/hPHvOSJC83
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) March 9, 2024
Lebron: knock knock
Jeanie: who’s there
Lebron: ham
Jeanie: ham who
Lebron: exactly, fire that man
pic.twitter.com/prnxaJXjVN— Adam Silver (@adamsliverrr) March 9, 2024
He wants that max money
— Scotty Trill (@TGIFill) March 9, 2024
He needs to discuss with her about ham and getting an all star next szn
— 23 💫👑 (@Br0nToLA23) March 9, 2024
Jeanie love Bron that man retiring a Laker pic.twitter.com/Q7HixKr59B
— DJ 🤴🏾 (@mindofgoatdj) March 9, 2024
LeBron must be a comedian pic.twitter.com/2pkYFfe3ps
— Utility Sports (@_utilitysports) March 9, 2024
I’ve seen enough… LeBron James will retire as a Laker 🫣 pic.twitter.com/Z1HeMDGHz6
— Lakers All Day Everyday (@LADEig) March 9, 2024