The LA Lakers’ Halloween clash with the Rockets yesterday spooked the entire basketball world after a LeBron James lookalike had fans seeing double.
During the Lakers’ 95-85 win over Houston, viewers were sent into a frenzy when cameras captured the moment a courtside fan showed an uncanny resemblance of the 206cm NBA superstar.
The moment broke the internet, which then came to the attention of James himself several hours after the match.
The four-time NBA champion laughed and appeared to agree on all of the social media reaction.
“AYO!! True definition of two places at the same damn time!!” James tweeted.
“Somebody tell Pat C if he wants to be me for Halloween just ask me. LOL.”
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Following James’ tweet, the man behind the lookalike emerged.
Known as Patrick Christopher, a local designer, he admitted his phone blew up after the image trended on social media.
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Christopher also revealed in a series of Instagram stories that he personally knows James, with the pair having worked on the NBA star’s basketball camps over the years.
“Bron, all of this has my phone blowing up bro… Call my people for ‘Space Jam 3.'”
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