Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has been on the receiving end of several mocking remarks amid Twitter's purge of the blue check marks.
On Thursday, Twitter has started removing the blue check marks that are used to verify a person's identity. Before, it's given for free to famous people, media personalities, professional athletes and celebrities as a way to help them avoid impersonators. Users just have to submit their proof of identity to verify their accounts and get that blue tick.
Now, however, Twitter made the blue checkmark a subscription model. Meaning, users will have to pay $8 per month to get that label and maintain it.
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LeBron James Subscribed To Twitter Blue?
Now here's where LeBron comes in. When it was revealed last March that Twitter would be removing the blue check marks for those who don't avail the subscription, James said that he would let the blue tick go since there's no way he would pay for it.
"Welp guess my blue [check] will be gone soon cause if you know me I ain't paying the 5," LeBron wrote last March 30.
Fast forward to 21 days later, though, James' blue check mark remains while those of his fellow athletes and other personalities were gone. A look at his Twitter profile showed the verified mark and the prompt that says: "This account is verified because they are subscribed to Twitter Blue and verified their phone number."
Does that mean James actually paid for the Twitter Blue subscription despite saying that he wouldn't? Well, there receipt is there.
Sure enough, when Bleacher Report noted on Instgram what appears to be a change of hear from the Lakers star, many were quick to troll James.
"So he won't pay for Apple Music but he'll pay for a check mark," one commenter noted, referencing how LeBron is known to be a cheapskate among NBA circles.
Another user noted, "LeLiedAboutTheBlueCheck."
"LeCap James strikes again," a third IG commenter added.
LeBron James has yet to address the blue check mark issue he found himself in. It certainly won't be a surprise to know that he actually paid of it, especially since he has over 52 million followers on Twitter and his platform remains a powerful tool for commercial purposes. He could easily make the $8 payments with what he's earning from promoting stuff on his social media anyway.
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