Joey Badass has been offering fans a chance to see what the tour life is like with his ongoing tour diary series. In the latest episode, which features Joey filming a music video, he opened up about the time he met LeBron James. At the 4:15 mark in the video up top, he says, "LeBron is the greatest of all time," before diving deeper into the story.
"Let me tell y'all a story about LeBron, right," he continues. "I was at All-Star Weekend last year, right.... We at the party, whatever, we chillin'. [...] It's like mad All-Stars and sh*t. Everybody's acting shady, all the All-Stars, they was acting like they ain't know nobody. I seen Lebron... LeBron went out of his way. First of all, I'm right here, LeBron all the way over there [*gestures*], and he like, 'Yo Joey!'"
The encounter sounds like it was brief, but nevertheless it left a huge impression on Joey. "He's like, 'Yo Joey what up, I see you...' Let me tell you something, man, I could have died right there, B. I was good, I was good. I lived my life, got acknowledged by the king. That's why LeBron is the greatest... When all is said and done, look at that stat sheet, LeBron is unmatched."