LeBron James rips Cleveland Browns fans who cheered Deshaun Watson injury: 'LAME AF!!'
Cleveland’s favorite son ripped Browns fans after their reaction to Deshaun Watson’s potential season-ending injury suffered against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 7.
LeBron James took to X after Browns fans cheered when Watson was carted off the field on Sunday due to an apparent Achilles affliction. He claimed the reaction was “LAME AF” from the spectators, and saluted the fans who didn’t revel in the Cleveland quarterback’s misfortune.
“Cleveland Fans! Yall know how much we’ve been thru throughout the years both good, bad and indifferent. With that being said booing anyone that’s down with an injury let alone your own player is LAME AF!!” James posted on X. “To the ones who didn’t (salute emoji).”
Alas, the Watson situation is a little more nuanced than a quarterback who fans believe is overpaid underperforming expectations. There’s the off-field baggage the former first-round selection brought to Cleveland, due to the numerous sexual assault allegations levied against him, and that’s soured his perception across the sports world, even in his home stadium.
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Regardless, Watson was actually in the middle of one of his better games this season before the injury just ahead of halftime in Week 7. He was 15-17 (88.2%) overall for 128 yards against the Cincinnati Bengals. From there, Dorian Thompson-Robinson and then Jameis Winston took over for the Browns.
However, while still officially unconfirmed, this injury would end the third season for Watson in Cleveland. They’re off to a 1-6 start with him completing 63.4% of his passes during that time for 1,148 yards, five touchdowns, and three interceptions.
Many of his Browns teammates, including Myles Garrett and Jameis Winston, also came to his defense following the injury. Still, that won’t change the mind of many Cleveland fans, even if LeBron James commands immense respect from the city filled with diehard, faithful fans.
On3’s Sam Gillenwater contributed to this article.