Guess what time it is?
IT’S LEBRON JAMES SUBTWEET SEASON BABY!
The superstar known for cryptic messages through social media throughout his career dropped his newest one early on Wednesday morning: All of one emoji on X (formerly known as Twitter).
That emoji? The hourglass. As in … something about time.
What the heck does it mean? There’s no clarification, because there never is, but every NBA fan is reading the tea leaves … er, sands of time … here. But it came after the Los Angeles Lakers lost again and are tied for ninth in the West.
Let’s dive in with what fans think it means:
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— LeBron James (@KingJames) January 31, 2024
Is it about it being time to get rid of coach Darvin Ham?
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.@darvinham right now: pic.twitter.com/4ETkJrMLDJ
— 🏆LakersGuru🏆 (@GuruLakers) January 31, 2024
All the signs are leading to HAM:
– LeBron’s time is up tweet
– Several player said “it’s on the coach”
– Rui says “You got know what you’re doing on the floor”
– Rich Paul liking C. Woods ‘LOL’ tweet on IG
– LeBron side eye & post game comment
– Phil Handy’s IG post “The job… pic.twitter.com/Uk7xpsThUF— Raquel 🫶🏾 (@SOULbeautifulme) January 31, 2024
Is it in reference to this Kevin O'Connor story?
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O’Connor tweeted this:
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) January 31, 2024
Is it time for a split? HMMM!
Is it time for him to be traded out of L.A.?
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LeBron trade request would move mountains https://t.co/uJgECAM9be
— Fred Smith (@FredSmith914) January 31, 2024
LeBron requested a trade omfg 😭
— . (@LakerFan1234000) January 31, 2024
Seems somewhat unlikely, but you never know.
Is the clock ticking on the Lakers making a trade?
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Translation: Lakers are on the clock to build a contender by trade deadlines end otherwise LeBron will pick a different team this summer https://t.co/rkeg3ClhjE
— DTLF (@DantheLakersFAN) January 31, 2024
LeBron James just tweeted an hourglass emoji ⌛️
Will changes be made in Lakerland? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/353bjz5fEa
— NBA Buzz (@OfficialNBABuzz) January 31, 2024
Is he just trolling?
(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
LeBron said let me just break the internet with one emoji real quick pic.twitter.com/lf0caVmui5
— 🎭 (@MaskedInLA) January 31, 2024
My guess is, actually, no.
