It’s hard to believe that as good as LeBron James is at basketball and with how involved he is in various other business ventures and being a devoted husband/father, he is also somehow a top-100 ranked Madden player.
His legacy in NBA history is set, but now that he’s officially ranked among the best of the best video game players, he has a lot more work to do to solidify that legacy, which was put to the test recently when he squared off against a fan.
James posted on social media that he had a great time competing with a random opponent in a game of Madden.
“Just got done playing ricankilla722 randomly on Madden. Got on the headset. Good game and convo bro! Some good laughs too!” James wrote, via Courtside Buzz.
LeBron James, who is a top 100 Madden player in the world, tweeted that he had a great time playing against a fan & the fan responded ??
“Just got done playing “ricankilla722” randomly on Madden. Got on the headset. Good game and convo bro! Some good laughs too! lol. ?”
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— Courtside Buzz (@CourtsideBuzzX) December 28, 2024
Ricankilla, whose real name appears to be Marc-Anthony Rodriguez, also shared a photo of the drubbing he received from James, who whooped him 35-7.
James chose the Baltimore Ravens to go up against Ricankilla’s Philadelphia Eagles and threw for 249 yards and four touchdowns with Lamar Jackson.
Rookie Lakers teammate Dalton Knecht recently spoke about what he’s learned about James since entering the NBA.
“How much he loves to play Madden. He always talks about [it]. … I didn’t really know it was that much. He watches it on the plane and stuff. He watches film just like it’s basketball. It’s crazy,” Knecht said.
Hopefully, ricankilla can get back in the lab so that next time he randomly matches up with an icon on the sticks, he’ll be better prepared.
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