LeBron isn’t the only NBA icon to have a bizarre pregame ritual

LEBRON James is very particular about the placement of his gear before the game, his ex-Miami Heat teammate Mario Chalmers has revealed.

The former Heat point guard revealed LeBron’s bizarre ritual in a new series on the four-time NBA champion.

James’ ex-Heat teammate said LeBron lays out a jersey on the floor in the locker room that no one is allowed to step onCredit: Getty
Chalmers, 37, opened up about what it was like to share the locker room with James, 39, alongside in Playmaker’s show Teammates.

He dove into LeBron stories together with Heat center Thomas Bryant and ex-NBA point guard Carlos Arroyo.

As they discussed the 20-time All-Star’s superstitions, Chalmers asked Bryant — who won the 2020 NBA Finals with James and the Los Angeles Lakers — whether he still lays his jersey out on the floor.

The Heat center chuckled and gave an affirmative answer.

“That man will lay his whole outfit all over the floor for the game and make sure everybody walks around it,” Chalmers explained.

“One time the media walked over the jersey, he snapped.

“He made equipment man go get him a whole new jersey, shorts, tights, headband, armband, socks and laid it right back out.

“You better walk all the way around like it’s a chalk outline.”