LeBron James, Heckler Reportedly Have Heated Exchange During Heat-Wizards Game

How far is too far when it comes to heckling and how far can an athlete go with his verbal response?

Depending on your answers to those questions, it might be that time again to blame something on LeBron. While dominating the Washington Wizards on Friday night in D.C., LeBron James allegedly got into a heated exchange with a heckler over comments about the 2010 rumor involving his mother and former teammate Delonte West.

Sarah Schorno Kogod, a writer for the Capital Games blog on NBC Washington and former contributor to Deadspin, observed the incident and caught up with the fan to get his side of the story.

Kogod tweeted that a fan named Bob Moore made a comment about Gloria James and West when LeBron was waiting alone in the backcourt. The personal attacks seemingly struck a nerve with the two-time MVP, who reportedly responded by threatening Moore.

@SarahSchorno
Sarah Kogod

…Accrdng to Moore, LeBron said “The only reason you talk shit is because you know I can’t come off the court right now and beat your ass”...

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@SarahSchorno
Sarah Kogod

…Also according to Moore, LeBron continued “But if I had a free pass, I’d kick your ass right now.”...

February 11, 2012 8:58 pm via TweetDeck Reply Retweet Favorite

@SarahSchorno
Sarah Kogod

…Moore replied “I’m right here baby. Let’s go” before security stepped in.

February 11, 2012 8:58 pm via TweetDeck Reply Retweet Favorite

If Moore's account of the verbal exchange is accurate then his wouldn't be the first time James responded to a heckler talking about his family. In a game against the Detroit Pistons a year ago, James fired back at a fan yelling insults about his mother while sitting near James' two sons.

"I don't care what you say to me. I don't give a [expletive] what you say. But don't be disrespectful," James said after the Detroit incident. The fan was then told to stop heckling James or he would be escorted out of the stadium.

WATCH: James Addresses Heckler In Detroit

Comments

[Iceguy75]

10:12 PM on 02/16/2012

LeChoke keep your head on the floor and not in the stands, playoffs are coming and it will get worst.

[edweck929]

10:36 AM on 02/16/2012

Seriously LeBron...why waste your time going back and forth with a heckler. That is s huge waste of time and you are a better man than that.

You should be spending your time more wisely polishing up all those cahmpionship rings...

Ooops, touchy subject, isn't it?

Jordan 6....the so called King (LMAO!) 0

[Leeroy Jack-Knife]

12:03 PM on 02/16/2012

The King comments are really old and lame.
But lets look at this further...
King of basketball ratings? Jersey sales? Shoes sales? Popularity (even though people hate him?) I get it, he's yet to win a title but basketball and the NBA is ONLY a business. And believe me... He is winning a title when it comes to that.

[linbianism]

07:58 AM on 02/16/2012

lebron took his talents to miami but his mama took hers to delonte west

[linbianism]

07:52 AM on 02/16/2012

lebron and other black ballers like him need to take a lesson from tebow and lin and learn to be good role model for little kid. you not in ghetto anymore lebrom so quit acting like you are on the street corner in a black neighborhood. in the rest of america we dont act like animals, look at how tim and jeremy act

[SheikArbusto]

07:17 AM on 02/15/2012

Oh Lebron, you might have flown South, but your mom rode West

[Hugh Briggs]

11:04 AM on 02/15/2012

So flip but I doubt you have the guts to say that to his face.
Pig

[linbianism]

07:56 AM on 02/16/2012

lol his mommy rode like a reverse cowgirl with his teammate

[Paul OhioSprtzfan Sink]

03:58 AM on 02/15/2012

Like LeBron said say anything you want about him,grow up and leave their famlies out of it.

[geannib]

12:49 AM on 02/15/2012

why are hecklers allowed to act this way?..why aren't they kicked out?...or someone paying them to act this way....

[Wehms2]

02:59 PM on 02/15/2012

It's all just part of their "Travelling Freak Show" :o)

[batmanindy]

05:44 PM on 02/14/2012

LeFraud's mom was a constant problem in Cleveland and she ain't no saint. He is obviously extremely embarrassed to be her son and I am sure she is equally embarrassed to his mother. LBJ is a joke of a person and a loser on the court year in and year out. Heckle away fans of real basketball!

[Blair Epps]

10:35 PM on 02/14/2012

Get a grip. Its not the serious. You dont even know that man.

[batmanindy]

07:10 AM on 02/15/2012

better than you know.

[SheikArbusto]

07:17 AM on 02/15/2012

bravo!

[shawman65]

11:46 AM on 02/14/2012

That was Bush talking. Not Lebron :)

[feraltyger]

05:37 AM on 02/14/2012

Never feel sorry for anyone that can buy their own jet.

[SleepingPowder]

08:39 AM on 02/15/2012

Well then feel sorry for the kids who have to listen to some idiot shout vulgar nonsense about someone they really respect.

[feraltyger]

12:41 PM on 02/15/2012

I think people are far from intelligent to pay money to see grown men play a child's game, and sports figures are hardly worth looking up to these days so parents should never be surprised at any type of behavior from fans or their sports icons.

[Peter Nadreau]

05:33 AM on 02/14/2012

If ya can't handle the heat....

[heerox001]

04:45 AM on 02/14/2012

Some people don't like others talking about their moma....and some react differently. Lebron kept his hands of the person like a professional. If that situation wasn't at the televised game it would have been a different story.

[IsotelusMaximus]

02:13 AM on 02/14/2012

With him being so defensive, the rumors might be true.

[jycej]

03:59 AM on 02/14/2012

Maybe you just get tired of hearing it, right or wrong. Wouldn't you?

[jycej]

04:08 AM on 02/14/2012

He might just get tired of hearing it. Wouldn't you?

[mamagordo]

12:43 AM on 02/14/2012

The problem with LeBron is that he has no class. Neither does his mother. He just cannot rise above the baiting that fans like to engage in. This guy has some basketball skills, but he certainly is NOT the whole package. For the money they are paying him, he should be a much more mature and well-rounded athlete.

[TheTruth76]

01:49 AM on 02/14/2012

Agreed!!! Your getting payed to play so play!

[jycej]

04:03 AM on 02/14/2012

It seems to me, those who forget this is a civilized society have a problem.

[stdman]

12:05 AM on 02/14/2012

i cant blame lebron cus the only people these "fans" act that way with is black athletes...and these "fans" know what type of people they are and who they are

[fredtoro]

02:21 AM on 02/14/2012

Guess you do not remember Larry Bird and some of the most hateful comments. It is not a race issue, do not make it one.

[jycej]

04:05 AM on 02/14/2012

I do not remember those kind of hateful comments directed toward Larry Bird.

[jycej]

04:11 AM on 02/14/2012

Do not remember hateful comments toward Larry Bird's mother.