Why Did LeBron James End Up in His Underwear at a Basketball Camp in Taiwan Last Week?

LeBron James decided to give away all of his clothes to kids at a camp last week.

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Right about now, you're probably thinking, "Why the %&^* is Complex Sports showing me a photo of LeBron James in his underwear?" And we don't blame you. When we first came across the photo, we were…confused, to say the least. But here's the story.

Last Friday, LeBron was in Taiwan to attend a basketball camp and to speak to about 2,000 young kids. This is him, fully clothed, at the event:


But at some point, LeBron decided that he wanted to do something extra special for the kids who had come out to see him. Specifically, he wanted to give them some souvenirs to take home. So seemingly out of nowhere, he took off his shirt…then his hat…then his shoes…then his shorts…and, well, you see where this is going. When it was all said and done, LeBron was left standing in nothing but his Nike underwear and his socks:

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It was a nice gesture on LeBron's part. But we can't help but think that there must have been some parents in Taiwan who weren't happy about a 29-year-old man stripping down in front of their kids, no? Even if it was the most famous basketball player in the world.

[via The Big Lead]

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