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LeBron James Rumors: NBA GMs Texted Brian Windhorst His Viral Meme During Cavs Game
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LeBron James stirred up plenty of buzz inside NBA front offices when he showed up to watch the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 109-102 loss to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals Monday night.
ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported on Get Up that some general managers were reaching out with Windhorst’s viral “Now why is that?” meme in reference to James’ presence:
According to Windhorst, James and his wife traveled to Northeast Ohio for Mother’s Day, so the four-time MVP figured he may as well watch the NBA playoffs in person. Windhorst also acknowledged LeBron will have been well aware of the effect his trip to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse would have.
At the very least, James appeared to be sending a not-so-subtle message to the Lakers. They’re reportedly willing to do what it takes for him to stay in Southern California, but it shouldn’t be treated as a fait accompli.
In that regard, speculation will be plentiful regarding what exactly LeBron would want Los Angeles to do to further appease him. Is it picking his son, Bronny, in the 2024 NBA draft? Is it being more aggressive in pursuing a third star to line up alongside him and Anthony Davis? Does he have a preferred candidate in the coaching search?
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Make that a trio of commitment in the Class of 2027 this week for the Louisville football program.
Cleveland (Oh.) Brush defensive end Munir Lewis announced Wednesday that he has committed to the Cardinals. He’s the third commit in the last four days for UofL, Bradenton (Fla.) Cardinal Mooney defensive lineman Kaleb Exume committing on Sunday and Tampa (Fla.) Carrollwood Day two-way athlete Brooklyn Maxey doing so on Monday.
Lewis chose Louisville out of a top seven that also consisted of Ohio State, Michigan State, Illinois, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech and Purdue. He also held offers from Cincinnati, Minnesota, Wisconsin plus several others, and made multiple visits to UofL’s campus – including this past Friday for the spring game. He’s set to return for an official visit this May.
The 6-foot-5, 245-pound defensive end is regarded as the 23rd-ranked prospect in the state of Ohio, the No. 50 edge rusher in the Class of 2027, and the No. 592 recruit in the nation, per the 247Sports Composite.
Lewis was an explosive force for Brush as a junior this past season. He collected 55 total tackles, 13.5 for loss, nine sacks, four pass breakup, a forced fumbles and over 20 quarterback pressures. He helped Brush finish the 2025 season with a 6-4 record.
Lewis is the 12th commitment in Louisville’s 2027 recruiting class, which is on pace to be the best in school history. he joins a class that not only ranks as the best class in the ACC, but the No. 8 class in the nation, per the 247Sports Composite. Four of their commitments are regarded as four-star prospects by the composite.
He’s also the latest in a budding pipeline to the state of Ohio, which has been championed by Executive Director of Football Personnel and Recruiting Vince Marrow. Five of Louisville’s 12 commitments in the 2027 cycle are from the Buckeye State, with three hailing from the Cincinnati area and the other two coming from Cleveland.
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