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Claim: Rating: About this rating False A viral post shared on X on Sept. 16, 2024, by the account NBACentel claimed that NBA star LeBron James made a comment about hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs' arrest in New York City earlier that day. The post read: LeBron comments on P Diddy getting arrested: "It's crazy, I was bumping to 'Mo Money Mo Problem' earlier today in the car and I had a weird feeling today was the day the feds will catch Diddy.
" (TheNBACentel/X) This claim, which gained 7 million views, as of this writing, suggested that James had some foresight into the federal arrest of Diddy. But is there any truth to the claim that the Los Angeles Laker made such a comment? The claim that the basketball star said he had a "weird feeling" about Diddy's arrest is false. After investigating the origins of the statement, there is no evidence to support that James made such a comment.
A thorough Google search and examination of credible news sources reveal no reputable outlets reporting this alleged statement by the basketball star. While NBACentel pointed to another account on X as the source of the quote, that of noted sports writer and broadcaster Brandon "Scoop B" Robinson (known as @ScoopB on X), no such post regarding James' alleged statement about Diddy's arrest existed on Robinson's X account. Moreover, the claim had already been debunked by sports media outlet EssentiallySports, which confirmed that James did not.
.. Nikki Dobrin.
