LeBron James Caught On Video Sitting During National Anthem

After sitting during the National Anthem, NBA star LeBron James is facing major criticism.

In a video floating around on X, Lebron was seen sitting down as soon as the “Star Spangled Banner” started to play at the Galen Center.

Lebron also failed to remove his hat during the anthem.

Take a look:

LeBron James casually walks into the basketball arena while the National Anthem is playing and takes a seat.

Zero respect for the country that gave him the opportunity to be a basketball star.

Zero respect for the country that allowed him to become a billionaire.

Zero respect… https://t.co/NaTmdeOabx

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 13, 2023

WATCH: LeBron James sits during National Anthem

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— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) December 13, 2023

Here’s what Fox News shared:

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James faced criticism on Tuesday for how he entered the Galen Center to watch his son, Bronny, play in his first collegiate game following his cardiac arrest of the summer.

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Orange County Register reporter Luca Evans posted the video on X of James walking into the arena with his younger son Bryce and two of his Sierra Canyon High School teammates. The video showed James enter the arena while the national anthem was playing.

X users noticed that James immediately sat in his chair as “The Star-Spangled Banner” blared on the speakers and failed to remove his hat — which is customary to do during the national anthem. He stands toward the end of the video.

He was immediately criticized for allegedly having “zero respect” for the U.S. as well as hating the country because he didn’t stand for the anthem.

As the video got picked up, Evans pushed back on the criticism.

LeBron James refused to stand with pride during the national anthem prior to a USC game.

Instead, he chose to walk around and then just sit down showing zero respect for America's beautiful anthem.

It's absolutely embarrassing conduct.

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— OutKick (@Outkick) December 13, 2023

Out Kick covered the story too:

LeBron James showed no interest in standing with respect for the national anthem during a USC game.

The Los Angeles Lakers star was in attendance over the weekend to watch Bronny make his collegiate debut in a game the Trojans lost to Long Beach State.

However, video going viral late Tuesday shows James walked around and then took a seat while everyone else was standing showing respect as the national anthem played.

Not LeBron James. He apparently doesn’t care one bit about standing with pride for America.

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