Boston Red Sox Fans Were Fuming At LeBron Becoming Part Owner of Team (TWEETS)

March 16, 2021, 6:09pm EST (Updated: January 4, 2023, 9:27pm)By Darrelle Lincoln

LeBron James added yet another accomplishment to his growing off-the-court resume: part-owner of a Major League Baseball team.

Michael Silverman of the Boston Globe reported that LeBron longtime friend and business partner Maverick Carter are set to join Fenway Sports Group as partners.

LeBron James to become part owner of Red Sox, both he & Maverick Carter each join Fenway Sports Group as partners, first and only Black partners in FSG history.
FSG also approves $750M investment from RedBird Capital Partners. Deal pending MLB approval.https://t.co/N7gibdlNhs
— Michael Silverman (@MikeSilvermanBB) March 16, 2021

“By becoming a partner in FSG, the Los Angeles Lakers star also will become a part-owner of the Red Sox as well as other FSG subsidiaries, including NESN, Roush Fenway Racing, and Fenway Sports Management,” Silverman said in his report.

When this news came out, Boston Red Sox fans lost their minds for several reasons. The fan base also cheers for the Celtics and have hated LeBron since his Cavaliers days. Also, the Lakers star is known for wearing a Yankees cap, who is the team’s most hated rival.

When I went to a game at Fenway in 2014, there were people selling "F*ck LeBron" shirts on the walk from the train to the stadium. They don't like him.

Between how much they hate him there and his Yankees fandom, this is next level stuff by LeBron. https://t.co/s1QnRtUxHa
— Dan Labbe (@dan_labbe) March 16, 2021

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https://twitter.com/bansky/status/1371905317064343564

LeBron James when he saw me in the crowd at a Celtics game in 2010 wearing a “LeBron Sucks” shirt and Red Sox hat pic.twitter.com/i8dvbqnycg
— Alex Barth (@RealAlexBarth) March 16, 2021

Red Sox fans when they find out a black man owns part of their team. pic.twitter.com/Mls2tTfVXa
— Will Bois (@will_bois96) March 16, 2021

https://twitter.com/TMalloySaint/status/1371924598648934402

Celtic/Red Sox fans hearing that LeBron now literally and figuratively own their franchises pic.twitter.com/EhehPCiUL4
— JeBron Lames (@cripser236) March 16, 2021

https://twitter.com/ScottHGarnett/status/1371913925399306255

https://twitter.com/cmancuso9797/status/1371913888833355788

LeBron is the biggest fairweather fan lol. He used to wear a yankee hat when he was younger, then he switched to Cleveland since that’s his hometown and they were playing well at the time. Now he’s part owner of the Red Sox apparently ?
— Lil B (@basicmilkhotel) March 16, 2021

LeBron: Huge Yankees Fan.

Also LeBron: Becomes part owner of the Boston Red Sox.

This dude is the fakest athlete of all time. pic.twitter.com/6sihtRm2Qs
— Robert J Pfeifer (@RobertJPfeifer) March 16, 2021

Red Sox Fans: “Things couldn’t get worse after trading Mookie right?”

LeBron James, a Yankees fan and current Lakers player: “hold my beer”
— Kyle Skinner (@JKyleSkinner) March 16, 2021