Last week we learned that LeBron James’ new Space Jam movie had wrapped up filming after TMZ leaked audio of the superstar’s emotional farewell speech on the final day of shooting.
“I’m gonna be honest completely with you guys — when I found out about the project, I was like it’s ‘Space Jam’! It’s a movie that I grew up watching. People in the movie that I idolize. I was like absolutely, I gotta do it. There’s no way I can turn down ‘Space Jam’!”
“I’m just a small kid from Akron, Ohio — a very small town outside of Cleveland. From a single-parent household, I’m the only child, my mother had absolutely nothing. She was walking around high school when she was 16 years old and she was pregnant with me as a high school sophomore. So I’m really not supposed to be here.”
“Growing up in the inner city, as an African-American kid, there’s no way you’re supposed to f*cking make it out. And, the fact that I’m who I am as an African-American adult now with 3 kids of my own, and I made it out of the situations that I was in. This sh*t is like extra credit for me man.”
During Monday night’s playoff opening night, LeBron and his team officially unveiled what the new Tune Squad jersey was going to look like.
Would it be the Family Reunion without a special surprise?! @mavcarter gives our I Promise families the first ever look at @KingJames in his @spacejammovie ‘A New Legacy’ jersey! 👀🔥 pic.twitter.com/XsPYL1dvcU
— LeBron James Family Foundation (@LJFamFoundation) August 18, 2020
Sneak peek 👀 @spacejammovie @kingjames pic.twitter.com/rmcKDBVqEf
— UNINTERRUPTED (@uninterrupted) August 18, 2020
The new Tune Squad jersey got crushed by the Internet.
LOL not too late to throw these in the garbage and start over https://t.co/Q9dEMu4xe5
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) August 18, 2020
https://twitter.com/Kofie/status/1295533295367839746
Why are the new #SpaceJam jerseys so bad? The classic ‘Tune Squad’ uniform was perfect. pic.twitter.com/UeZK0VQHoN
— Austin (@AustinPlanet) August 18, 2020
MAN that is an ugly uniform. Good thing this isn't a real movie.
… Huh what's that now? https://t.co/5WjlE217kx
— Dan Rorabaugh (@DanRorabaugh) August 18, 2020
We need to cyberbully these into improvement like we did Sonic The Hedgehog. https://t.co/ALS1Oej9Bu
— Nyck Grayson (@Nycholas__) August 18, 2020
This is a CRIME. Someone needs to go to jail. https://t.co/tZkS9vkr20
— Dan Snyder (@DanSnyderTV) August 18, 2020
Absolutely freaking TERRIBLE https://t.co/ty7aoR6CAO
— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) August 18, 2020
https://twitter.com/TrolldenState/status/1295533487760400384