{"id":299924,"date":"2023-12-13T18:26:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T18:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=299924"},"modified":"2023-12-13T18:26:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T18:26:13","slug":"lebron-james-slammed-for-entering-usc-arena-during-the-national-anthem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/nba\/lebron-james-slammed-for-entering-usc-arena-during-the-national-anthem\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James slammed for entering USC arena during the national anthem"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> LeBron James slammed for having &#8216;zero respect&#8217; after entering USC arena and sitting in the middle of the national anthem before son Bronny&#8217;s college debut &#8211; but reporter who filmed clip says it is NOT how it seems<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bronny James played his first game for USC following a cardiac arrest in July<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>LeBron entered the arena during the national anthem to avoid a &#8216;massive stir&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>LeBron James faced criticism for entering Galen Center at USC during the national anthem before his son Bronny&#8217;s debut with the Trojans on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, a video posted Orange County Register reporter Luca Evans of James&#8217; entrance was picked up on X and caused users to erupt about the Lakers star having &#8216;zero respect&#8217; for the US.<\/p>\n<p>The video shows James walking into the arena with his daughter Zhuri, younger son Bryce and a few of his Sierra Canyon High School teammates. While the rest of the arena stood during &#8216;The Star-Spangled Banner,&#8217; James got situated in his courtside seat while surrounded by several press members taking pictures of his arrival.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Zero respect for the country that gave him the opportunity to be a basketball star,&#8217; one user wrote. &#8216;Zero respect for the country that allowed him to become a billionaire.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Zero respect for the men and women who defend our country so he can live his life. Shameful.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/16\/78919225-12859933-image-a-1_1702484381017.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>LeBron James was criticized for entering Galen Center at USC during the national anthem<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/16\/78921387-12859933-image-a-2_1702484386058.jpg\" height=\"391\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>James walked in and sat down during &#8216;The Star-Spangled Banner&#8217; for son Bronny&#8217;s USC debut<\/p>\n<p>Evans pushed back on the criticism, defending James&#8217; choice to enter during the national anthem.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;As the reporter who took this video, this is gross and completely mischaracterizes the situation,&#8217; Evans wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;LeBron has done this for YEARS in Bronny&#8217;s time at Sierra Canyon. It&#8217;s objectively the best time to walk in so he doesn&#8217;t cause a massive stir. Stop it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>However, Evans&#8217; response led to more comments from users who disagreed with the gesture.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I can see the walking in during this part,&#8217; one user commented. &#8216;The sitting down though is pretty disrespectful. Can&#8217;t see it any other way tbh.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;So what you are actually saying is that Lebron has been consistently disrespectful,&#8217; another wrote. &#8216;It is OK to come in during the National Anthem. You simply remove your hat and the remain standing when you get to your seat, not plop yourself down.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>LeBron did not remain seated for long as was frequently off his seat during Bronny&#8217;s collegiate debut. Bronny, who committed to USC earlier this year, missed the first eight games of the season after suffering a cardiac arrest in July.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Can&#8217;t even tell y&#8217;all how EMOTIONAL today was for me!&#8217; James wrote on Instagram following the game. &#8216;I&#8217;m literally drained and all I can say is @bronny you&#8217;re simply INCREDIBLE!!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/16\/78921497-12859933-Bronny_played_his_first_game_for_the_Trojans_on_Sunday_after_suf-m-1_1702485996326.jpg\" height=\"441\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bronny played his first game for the Trojans on Sunday after suffering a cardiac arrest in July\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Damn the wins and loses that will occur. You&#8217;ve already won the ultimate goal\/championship and that&#8217;s LIFE!!! Proud of you kid and today you&#8217;ve given me more life! Thank you and I love you&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Bronny tallied four points, three rebounds and two assists as USC fell, 84-79, against Long Beach State.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Trojans currently lead the Pac 12 with a 5-4 record and will face Auburn on December 17.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/nba\/article-12859933\/lebron-james-national-anthem-zero-respect-usc-trojans-bronny.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LeBron James slammed for having &#8216;zero respect&#8217; after entering USC arena and sitting in the middle of the national anthem before son Bronny&#8217;s college debut &#8211; but reporter who filmed clip says it is NOT how it seems Bronny James played his first game for USC following a cardiac arrest in July LeBron entered the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299923,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>LeBron James slammed for entering USC arena during the national anthem - Tell My Sport<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/nba\/lebron-james-slammed-for-entering-usc-arena-during-the-national-anthem\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"LeBron James slammed for entering USC arena during the national anthem - Tell My Sport\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"LeBron James slammed for having &#8216;zero respect&#8217; 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