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   Jack Werner to All   
   LeBron and Zlatan Feud in Urban Legends   
   13 Feb 23 04:50:07   
   
   From: jack@kwasbeb.se   
      
   A question about a suspected sports urban legend:   
      
   When Swedish soccer player Zlatan Ibrahimovic and US basket player LeBron   
   James both joined new teams in L.A in 2018, the two aging superstars egos   
   seemed too big for one city. A feud followed where they dissed eachother in   
   interviews.    
      
   And then, this story started circulating on social media and in sports news:   
      
   "It was reported that LeBron James, as a way to welcome the striker to LA,   
   sent him his own, signed Lakers jersey. Instead of keeping this memento from   
   perhaps the greatest player in the history of the NBA, Zlatan sent the jersey   
   back to him with his own    
   sign on it."   
      
   This, however, has no source and has, as far as I've seen, not been confirmed   
   neither commented by any of Ibrahimovic or LeBron. The earliest tellings of   
   this story that I've found are from April 2021.   
      
   My question:   
      
   Have you heard this story before, but about other sports stars? Or are you   
   familiar with any potential sources of inspiration? Movies or books where   
   similar things happen, that could have inspired the story?   
      
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