Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is having a rough go of things at the moment. Not only is James dealing with being swept by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Semifinals, but he also has to deal with constant reports on what he’s going to do next, as he is set to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason.
Now, he has another annoyance to add to the list. One of his old friends, Canadian rapper Drake, has supposedly taken a couple of shots at James on his new song.
“I shouldn’t even be shocked to see you in that arena, because you always made your career off of switching teams up… Please stop asking what’s going on with 23 & me, I’m a real n**** and he’s not, it’s in my DNA,” Drake said.
Drake took a shot at LeBron in his leaked song
“I shouldn't even be shocked to see you in that arena, because you always made your career off of switching teams up… Please stop asking what's going on with 23 & me, I'm a real n**** and he's not, it's in my DNA"
(h/t @Kurrco) pic.twitter.com/djNm4nSIdM
— Fullcourtpass (@Fullcourtpass) May 14, 2026
Fans have deduced that the lyrics are about James and are reacting to them on social media.
“And he got his career from moving from one rapper to another and one genre to another,” one fan wrote on Twitter.
“Drake just mad that his lil city will forever be known as LeBronto,” another fan wrote.
“Calling LeBron out for switching teams when you’ve spent your whole career adopting every city’s accent for a hit is nasty work,” one fan added.
It’ll be interesting to see if James responds to his old friend.
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