‘It was all right’: LeBron James takes a sip of fan’s wine during Sixers’ win over Bulls

Like many very rich people, 40-somethings and very rich 40-somethings, LeBron James loves himself some wine.

The all-time leading scorer in NBA history has long been nose-deep in the wine game, raising glasses with longtime pals-turned-oenophiles like Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul for more than a decade. His Instagram posts about which wines he and his teammates were enjoying on any given night could drive consumption trends. He’s appeared on the cover of Wine Enthusiast magazine; he once pulled up to a Los Angeles Lakers game with a glass of wine. When he and eventual Lakers head coach J.J. Redick launched their basketball strategy podcast, “Mind the Game,” every discussion of coverages and tactics was punctuated by no small number of swirls and sips; no less a source than r/wine has proclaimed the King “no wine slouch.” (And Reddit would never steer you wrong.)

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“I’ve heard it’s good for the heart,” James told ESPN’s Baxter Holmes for a story on the NBA’s “secret wine society” published in 2020. “Listen, I’m playing the best basketball of my life, and I’m drinking some wine pretty much every day. Whatever it is, I’ll take it.”

James isn’t quite playing the best basketball of his life anymore, near the start of his 24th professional season and his first as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers. He’s still pretty damn good, though, and he’s still taking it, whatever it is … even if “it” is in a fan’s cup during a game.

With the Sixers holding an 11-point lead on the visiting Chicago Bulls in Philadelphia on Monday night, James leaked out in transition after a missed 3-pointer by Bulls swingman Isaac Okoro. After corralling the long rebound, Philly point guard Tyrese Maxey looked up and tossed a hit-ahead pass for the streaking James … that was just a bit too ambitious for the about-to-be-42-year-old to haul in.

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As the ball went out of bounds, so too did James. As he did, he bumped into a fan seated several rows back behind the Sixers’ basket. Rather than sprinting back onto the floor to get back on defense, though, LeBron lingered for a moment — long enough, in fact, for the referees to…

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Author : Dan Devine

Publish date : 2026-11-03 13:45:00

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