LeBron James is facing a bizarre lawsuit as a Lakers fan claims the NBA superstar defrauded him of spending hundreds of dollars on what turned out to be nothing more than an alcohol ad.
A frustrated Lakers fan is suing LeBron James after being “scammed” by his Decision 2.0 Hennessy ad that led him to purchase two tickets to the Lakers' final game, TMZ reports.
The fan claimed the tickets had lost all value and sought $856 in damages. pic.twitter.com/FFApyQI69z
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Lakers fan Andrew Garcia, 29, filed a small claims lawsuit in Los Angeles County, alleging that James misled fans with the “Second Resolution” trailer he released earlier this week, TMZ Sports reported.
Garcia said he believed LeBron was about to announce his retirement rather than promote a Hennessy commercial.
“When James joked on Monday that he was going to make a big choice,” Garcia told TMZ, “I thought the King meant he was hanging up his sneakers, so I rushed to Ticketmaster to get some seats to watch Lyndon Johnson's final game against his former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers.”
Garcia purchased two tickets for the March 31, 2026 game at a cost of $432.83 each, for a total of $865.66.
But when LeBron revealed on Tuesday that his big announcement was just an ad for Hennessy VSOP, Garcia said the tickets had “almost lost all value.”
In the lawsuit, Garcia accuses James of “fraud, deceit, misrepresentation and any basis for legal recovery,” claiming, “If he wasn't going to retire, I wouldn't be buying it. Plain and simple.”
In the now-infamous video, LeBron reenacts his performance on ESPN's iconic 2010 special “The Decision,” even wearing the same outfit he wore the night he announced he would be taking his talents to South Beach.
Many fans thought this “second decision” would bring an end to his storied career. Instead, it sparked yet another cup of controversy.
Even Stephen A. Smith criticized LeBron.
“If you act like garbage any time the game really matters, I'm going to think about the Hennessy commercial and wonder if you drank anything before the game,” Smith said.
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