Mics caught LeBron James’ NSFW message to Rui Hachimura during Lakers win

LeBron James played for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Sacramento Kings on Saturday evening. The ageless wonder recorded 32 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists in the 131-127 victory, saving his best for last. With the Lakers trailing by seven points entering the fourth quarter, LeBron scored 16 points as part of a 21-0 run by Los Angeles to start the frame that put them ahead for good.

It also led to one of the better mic moments of James’ illustrious NBA career. With seven and a half minutes left in the match, a timeout was called and the cameras followed the superstar as he took a seat on the bench. When the broadcast went to commercial, the microphones picked up LeBron delivering a NSFW message to teammate Rui Hachimura about his shot selection and the importance of passing.

“Throw that mother at me,” you hear LeBron shout. “I just made 10 in a row, are you going to take a pull-up to contest two? Swing swing, motherf—–!”

Just before that, the Lakers had possession where Hachimura received the ball beyond the arc and could have swung it to James, who did his best Human Torch impression with his play. Instead, Hachimura dribbled to his right and launched a contested deep two-point jumper, which he missed.

Feeding the hot hand is always important in basketball, and it’s never more important than when that hand belongs to LeBron James. When he reaches that level of shotmaking, it’s best to just get out of the way and let him go to work, because even at 39 years old, LeBron is still very capable of single-handedly taking down anyone in front of him. is about to dismantle it.

Although Hachimura did not “sling” the ball, the Lakers emerged victorious and are 3-0 to start the year.