LeBron James Goes Off on Disrespectful NBA Fans for Burning Players' Jerseys

LeBron James is officially sick and tired of seeing NBA fans burning players' jerseys when they leave their favorite teams.

ByChris Yuscavage

August 24, 2017

LeBron James rubs his hands together. — Image via USA TODAY Sports/Greg M. Cooper
USA Today Sports

Shortly after the Cavaliers finalized a trade with the Celtics and sent Kyrie Irving to Boston in exchange for a package (including Isaiah Thomas), LeBron James took to Twitter to pay his respects to Irving and say goodbye. And he did it by retweeting a post that a Cleveland fan sent out. The tweet looked like it was going to feature the fan setting Irving’s Cavaliers jersey on fire, but it ended with a surprise twist:

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