How did the LeBron James TikTok trend start? Here's the origin (plus our favorite songs)
It's no question LeBron James is one of, if not the, greatest basketball players of all time.
Now, he may be at the center of one of the greatest TikTok trends ever.
Over the past few weeks, creators everywhere have taken popular songs and changed the lyrics to glorify the NBA's all-time leading scorer. James himself even discussed the phenomenon in a recent interview.
But how did it all start? And what are some of the best remixes out there? We have you covered.
According to Fox Sports, the trend started with Vincent Jordan, a 24-year-old basketball fan who just wanted to celebrate James scoring his 50,000th career point.
After the four-time NBA champ reached the milestone March 4, Jordan (funny last name, huh?) recorded and posted an R&B track featuring his soulful voice just singing "LeBron, LeBron, LeBron James" over and over again.
"I'm not really good when it comes to lyrics," Jordan said to Fox Sports. "So, I couldn't really come up with anything else."
That video now has over 6.8 million views on TikTok.
Numerous TikTokers have followed suit, creating songs about James in a collection the internet calls LeBronify.
"I can't even describe the feeling," Jordan said. "It's like when you tell a joke that you're not realizing is funny, an off-hand joke, but you have the whole room laughing and you get that warm feeling inside. That's the best way I can describe it. It's something I did without thinking too much about it."
Yes, James addressed it after the Lakers' game against the Houston Rockets on Monday.
"Yeah, I mean it's almost impossible (not to hear)," James said, per Fox Sports. "But my youngest son Bryce actually showed me one, I think it was yesterday. Yeah, it was yesterday. And we got a good laugh at it. But there's quite a few out there, for sure."
The LeBronify collection is overflowing, from the popular remake of Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" to many others.
Here are some of our favorites.
The song that started it all HAS to be on here.
This may be the most popular, with the Lakers' social media team even putting the lyrics in its captions.
Johnny Cash would have loved LeBron James. We just know it.
This is for all our millennials out there.
OK, but why does everyone have such good voices?
The LeBronify emo collection actually goes hard.
Adam Levine would be proud of this one.
We know James loves Kendrick Lamar. I feel like he might just be listening to this during his pregame routine.
Ready to get in your feels?
Any remix of a Justin Bieber song is fire.
Another hit for the emo catalog.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: How did the LeBron James TikTok trend start? Origin, best songs, more
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