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Erik García Gundersen

LeBron James chats with Bill Clinton after beating Brooklyn Nets

Even after a seemingly normal night for LeBron James and his Los Angeles Lakers teammates on Thursday as they defeated the Brooklyn Nets 128-113, a moment after the game reminded everyone again that normal nights for LeBron are not like normal nights for the rest of NBA players.

After the final buzzer sounded at Barclay’s Center, LeBron James made his way to the courtside seats to find former President of the United States, Bill Clinton, who was in the arena. LeBron and the former president chatted for about 30 seconds before LeBron went on to do his regular postgame responsibilities. The interaction, which we can’t really hear, is below.

LeBron is not a stranger to meeting with presidents, something he did a few times as an NBA Champion when Barack Obama was the president. James, however, has famously been on the record as not being a fan of the current president, Donald Trump.

 

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