Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and wideout Ja’Marr Chase were a few of the team’s players attending Sunday’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns.
Before the game, Burrow and Co. met up with the likes of Devin Booker.
And after? The quarterback-wideout duo made even bigger waves by exchanging on-court words with LeBron James.
Social media went wild trying to pull off some lip-reading to see what was said, though conventional wisdom says LeBron asked Chase if the Fruity Pebbles cleats he sent the star receiver fit well — Chase wore them during a primetime game last season.
Here’s some media of the duo at the game and the postgame interaction, courtesy of All Bengals’ James Rapien:
LeBron James daps up Ja'Marr Chase and Joe Burrow following the Lakers' loss to the Suns. Pretty sure LeBron asked Ja'Marr if the cleats he sent him fit😂 pic.twitter.com/euyLqNEzqO
— James Rapien (@JamesRapien) February 25, 2024
incinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and receiver Ja’Marr Chase sat courtside with teammates DJ Reader and Sam Hubbard for Sunday’s NBA game between the Lakers and Suns in Phoenix, and Los Angeles superstar and Ohio native LeBron James chatted with both players after the game.
LeBron may have asked Chase how the Fruity Pebbles-themed cleats he sent as a gift last November are working out for him. Chase wore the cleats during a Thursday Night Football loss in Baltimore, and in practice earlier the same week.
The Suns’ Devin Booker and Bradley Beal greeted the Bengals’ players in attendance before the game.
From the NBA via Twitter/X:
Cincinnati Bengals stars Ja'Marr Chase and Joe Burrow are in the building ‼️ #NBACelebRow
PHX-LAL LIVE on ABC pic.twitter.com/Irp50qkN9Z
— NBA (@NBA) February 25, 2024
Burrow appeared Saturday night at Rip Valley Hobby Shop in Phoenix as part of Fanatics Collectibles’ Topps Hobby Rip Night.
The Suns’ Devin Booker and Kevin Durant were at Paycor Stadium for the Bengals’ home opener against the Ravens, sitting in Burrow’s suite.
Burrow, Booker and Durant all attended billionaire Michael Rubin’s Fourth of July “White Party” in the Hamptons.
Former Suns player Chris Paul, now with the Golden State Warriors, sent a signed jersey to Chase after tweeting that he needed a Chase jersey.
And former Suns player Cam Johnson, now with the Brooklyn Nets, wore a Chase jersey in 2022 as he declared on ESPN’s “NBA Today” that his love for the Bengals grew from a hatred of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the fact that Chad Johnson also is a “C. Johnson.”
