LeBron James Burns a ‘Bum’ Heckler in Chicago

LBJ had himself a back-and-forth with a mouthy heckler in Chicago.

LeBron James celebrates a three pointer against the Kings.
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LeBron James celebrates a three pointer against the Kings.

Perhaps still high off his tweet where he burned Donald Trump by calling him a "bum" (which was the most re-tweeted Twitter message from an athlete of 2017), LeBron James went back to the well for that same slight to put down an obnoxious Chicago heckler during the Cavs' 113-91 win over the Bulls on Monday. Unfortunately we don't know the exact circumstances that led to LeBron's response, but we do have this clip that begins with the offscreen fan asking him when he's going to "stop crying." From there that same fan goes in on him "[losing] Kyrie [and] D-Rose" before hitting him with some hairline-related material:

LeBron to #Bulls fan heckling him: “I hope that ain’t your girl next to you because she’s filming me. Bum.” 💀 pic.twitter.com/lC897O7yN1

— FootBasket.com Backup (@FootBasketcom) December 7, 2017

As you can see (or lip read) LeBron came back by saying "I hope that ain’t your girl next to you because she’s filming me. Bum." It might not be his all-time best comeback, but it's not his worst either. Check out this list of his heckler confrontations and decide where you'd put it. Also don't come at the king and expect to get away unscathed. He may be the best player on earth but that doesn't mean you'll escape his trash talk, whether you're some guy heckling to film his reaction or the most powerful person on the planet who still can't can't go just one day without tweeting.

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