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‘Joke’: Some Liverpool fans respond to ‘laughable’ LeBron James comments

Photo credit should read ANDREW YATES/AFP via Getty Images
Photo credit should read ANDREW YATES/AFP via Getty Images

Liverpool fans have taken to Twitter to react after Peter Crouch and Maya Jama interviewed LeBron James about the Reds.

What’s the story?

Well, judging by the comments below, James didn’t leave many fans too impressed by his interview on ‘‘.

The 36-year-old NBA star said: “I read about the franchise and how amazing it is, I actually made a trip over to Liverpool as well and seen all the sights and the arena, it was pretty unique.”

document, James owns 2% of Liverpool, which he purchased back in 2011 for £4.9m.

It has turned out to be a phenomenal investment.

Thanks to Liverpool’s rise under Jürgen Klopp, his 2% stake is now worth £37m.

His reach across the sporting world is also a huge asset for Liverpool, in many ways.

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images
Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images

Aside from Liverpool, James has his fingers in many pies, so he probably doesn’t have much time to keep up with the Reds.

In that respect, we’ll let him off for sounding a bit caught off guard when being quizzed on Liverpool by Crouch and Jama.

For now, let’s see how the Liverpool fans on Twitter reacted to his comments…