Basketball

LeBron James’ immediate Dodgers love isn’t unexpected

LeBron James is a man of numerous hats, however, it appears to be he’s taken care of his Yankees and Indians caps for the time being to pull for the Dodgers.

The Lakers star, similar to a lot of celebrities who move to Los Angeles, has become a Dodgers fan and was tweeting up a tempest Tuesday night as they won Game 1 of the World Series over the Rays.

James, obviously, is initially from Akron, Ohio, yet grew up a Yankees fan rather than the natural geographic choice, the Indians. That created a scene in 2007, when the then-Cavaliers star went to the ALDS between the Yankees and Indians and wore a Yankees hat.

James at that point advocated the Indians as they arrived at the World Series in 2016, just to lose to the Cubs. During that postseason, James went to numerous playoff games decked out in Indians garb.

“I’m a supporter,’’ James said in 2016. “I’m a supporter of winners. As a kid growing up, I needed inspiration to get out of the situation I was in. I loved the Bulls, Cowboys and loved the Yankees. Those are winning franchises. I liked them because they gave me hope of being a winner. That’s part of the reason I loved those teams but I definitely support what the Indians are doing right now.’’

There’s additionally photograph and video proof of James wearing a Cubs uniform and hat, however that was simply because he lost a wager with previous Heat partner and Chicago native Dwyane Wade.

James didn’t give off an impression of being a very remarkable Marlins fan when he took a diversion to Miami to play for the Heat, yet since he is two years into his stretch as a Laker, he’s supporting another title to return to Los Angeles.

“1-0 since you’ve been live tweeting with us,” the Dodgers’ official account tweeted back at James on Tuesday night.