LeBron reacts to World Cup doppelganger
LeBron James has a lookalike at this year's World Cup.
While tuning into Thursday's match between Cameroon and Switzerland, some people noticed a resemblance between the Los Angeles Lakers star and Cameroon forward Bryan Mbeumo.
so this why LeBron been out the last 5 games pic.twitter.com/WZaVWMgqOz
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) November 24, 2022
James chimed in on Instagram, joking, "I mean, I got work to do in other places too!"

It turns out James isn't the only NBA player with a World Cup doppelganger. His former Lakers teammate Kyle Kuzma also noticed a resemblance between himself and Brazilian forward Richarlison.
.@KingJames 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/NdsHcxoVfN
— kuz (@kylekuzma) November 24, 2022
A Kyrie Irving lookalike was spotted too.
Kyrie And Lebron Really Stopped Playing basketball to be in the World Cup😭 pic.twitter.com/gWoENJkZ1f
— Hoops (@HoopMixOnly) November 25, 2022
James has been sidelined for the Lakers' last five games due to a left adductor strain but is reportedly expected to return Friday against the San Antonio Spurs.
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