LeBron James Plays Victim, Makes Bogus Claim That 'Everyone' Wanted Him To Fail

LeBron James: hoops legend, billionaire athlete, court jester. 

LeBron lied to the media after claiming that NBA fans expected him to fail coming into the league as the No. 1 overall pick in 2003. 

Contrary to the well-documented fanfare he received during his time at St. Vincent-St. Mary, playing as the greatest basketball prospect ever, the "Chosen One" thinks he finally got to prove his haters wrong. 

But which haters, LeBron? We'll wait.

James made his bold claim after reaching his 40,000-point milestone on Saturday.

LeBron James admitted that he felt the weight of the world at 18 years old, not because of all the adoration he was served by NBA audiences and the media, but rather because of his detractors.

Rather than sitting back and reminiscing on his storybook ascension in the NBA, LeBron made himself a bit of a victim for absolutely zero reason.

Time to retire from the post-game mic, bud.

"To be quite honest with you, everybody wanted to see me fail when I got to the league. Everybody was just like... it's no way he's going to be able to exceed the expectations that's put upon him." 

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James claiming he was doubted from the start of his NBA career is like saying Brad Pitt struggled to find work in Hollywood. Heck, they even made a documentary about LeBron's time in high school because he generated Beatles-like mania.

Like most pro athletes, LeBron likely faced his share of ‘haters.' But James was born to be a basketball player. Everyone saw it early on; concurrently, James has created many jobs In the NBA media.

Who exactly doubted LeBron?

Is LeBron setting himself up for another backtrack after not "standing on business" with the hype he created for his son? 

Sure, James wasn't pulling in NIL money or arriving to first period in a Rolls-Royce as a high school player, but his path to immediate NBA stardom was about as guaranteed as asking Steph Curry to hit a free throw.

If James didn't have millions of fanboys and fangirls making (false) claims about his legacy stacking higher than Michael Jordan, then maybe you'd start to feel just slightly bad for this guy.

Or maybe, LeBron James feels the pressure of playing in Los Angeles — a town known for its fictional stories.

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