As LeBron James marched victoriously towards the locker room after winning Game 2 of the NBA Finals, he was dazed by a lone question that shot out from the stands.
“LeBron, how does it feel to be a pussy-ass bitch?”
The question, which was posed by one of Humboldt’s very own, stopped James in his size-15 sneakers. The world-famous athlete stared angrily in her direction, before returning to the locker room looking confused.
The moment was captured on video and uploaded to Youtube, where it has amassed more than 3.5 million views in one week.
The heckler, an Arcata native, today told the Lost Coast Outpost in an exclusive interview that she was shocked to get a reaction out of the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player. However, she has asked to remain nameless after receiving numerous death threats in response to the video.
“My first reaction was ‘Has no one ever yelled something at professional athlete before?” she said, sarcastically. “I know I’m not the only one, I just got caught on camera.”
The video has appeared in many popular online publications, including USA Today and Vice. However, the longtime Warriors fan said she wished the video had never been posted on the Internet.
“I don’t really want my face everywhere,” she said. “But I’m not that worried about the death threats. There will always be crazies that talk smack, including me.”
Despite her post-game comments, she acknowledged that James has skills on the court. But it’s his off-court antics, like his recent claim to be the greatest player in the world, that cause her to dislike the NBA All-Star.
“I agree that he is an amazing player, but I don’t think he’s the greatest in the world,” she said. “I think he needs to work on being humble. That’s why people hate him, because of how arrogant he is.”
In the video, a security guard can be heard repeatedly shouting back at the Warriors fan, “Watch your mouth woman!” However, she said she was not fazed by the comments and hopes the employee was not punished. Viewers may have mistaken her confused response to the employee as sarcasm, but she told the Outpost that she actually could not hear what he was saying.
“Honestly, my ears were ringing and I couldn’t hear him,” she said. “It’s hard to hear anything when you have Warriors’ fans screaming in your ear all night.”
The county’s most famous trash-talker said she now lives in the Bay Area, where she can earn a better wage. However, her family still lives in Humboldt County, and is enjoying their relative’s moment of stardom.
“They have had a good laugh about the video,” she said. “It’s a good story to tell my kids someday.”
Game Six of the NBA Finals will be played tonight at 6 p.m., and if the Warriors upset the Cleveland Cavaliers at home they will become NBA Champions for the first time since 1975.
The perky fan said she is ready to celebrate her team’s victory.
“I have a bottle of champagne waiting,” she said.