LeBron James thrills Maxx Crosby by recognizing the Raiders star DURING a Lakers game as feared pass rusher admits he was ‘in shock’ that the four-time NBA champion ‘just spoke to me’

Las Vegas Raiders star Maxx Crosby is certainly a recognizable celebrity. He just didn’t realize he was on LeBron James’ radar.

As the All-Pro defensive end revealed on his podcast, The hurryJames recognized Crosby at a Los Angeles Lakers game.

“He’s like, you know, leaning in, catching his breath,” Crosby said. “He leans out to the left of him and makes awkward eye contact, and I kept looking at him.”

It’s at this point that James allegedly referenced some trash talk Crosby directed at Indianapolis Colts quarterback Gardner Minshew during a Week 17 clash last season. Specifically, Crosby called his 6-foot-1 caller a ‘little boy.’

And, as Crosby explained to none other than Minshew on his podcast, James apparently saw that footage.

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“He told me, ‘You better not call me a dumbass kid,'” Crosby said. “I started laughing. … I was shocked. Like, ‘LeBron James just talked to me.’ I couldn’t believe it, but at the same time, I think he knows exactly. That’s crazy.’

James certainly knows the NFL well.

After predicting games throughout the 2023 season and sharing those picks with fans, he plans to do it again in 2024, only this time as a paid contributor to DraftKings.

And, of course, there has been a lot of speculation that James had the talent to play in the NFL.

In fact, James played two seasons in football-crazy Ohio as a high school student and reportedly had interest in top-tier schools, but never gave up his desire to focus on basketball.

He later admitted that he was curious about potentially playing in the NFL during the 2011 NBA lockout.

“I always think about it,” James he told The Athletic in 2021.

“I would have made the team,” he said. “I would have tried, but I would have made the team. One thing is that I don’t mind working for something, so if I had had to try out for the Cowboys or the Seahawks, or if I had stayed home and gone back to Cleveland, I would have tried (out), but I would have made the team. I just know what I’m capable of doing on the football field. Especially at that age.

Additionally, the die-hard Dallas Cowboys fan reportedly received an offer from team owner Jerry Jones, according to his old friend Maverick Carter.

“I know he got a contract from Jerry Jones that he wrote up and put in his office,” Carter said.