No, LeBron James isn’t an Atlanta Brave, but we can understand the confusion.
Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a 420-foot moonshot to left-center field in the bottom of the fifth inning off of Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes to give the Braves a 1-0 lead Saturday at Truist Park. Then he pimped the long ball with James’ “Silencer” before rounding the bases.
The King loved it.
“Yessir!!!! Went yard then hit the ‘Silencer’!! Ayyyyyyeee,” James tweeted.
LeBron James does the “Silencer” during a game against the Pacers. Getty ImagesThe dinger marked Acuña’s second of the season and second in as many games. The two-time All-Star missed the first few weeks of the season after tearing his right ACL last July.
James’ Lakers missed the NBA playoffs, which has given the four-time league MVP plenty of time to tweet. It’s just the fourth time in his 19 seasons that James has missed the playoffs.
