LeBron James is getting the last laugh on the greater Houston area this week.
James and the Los Angeles Lakers secured back-to-back victories over the Houston Rockets on Monday and Wednesday. They beat the Rockets 100-92 at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on Monday and then went into the same arena on Wednesday and defeated the Rockets again 124-116.
The four-time NBA MVP James had a particularly strong game on Wednesday, scoring 30 points on a pristine 13/14 shooting from the field. In a post to his Instagram Story on Thursday, James then called out a female fan who was giving the Lakers a hard time during the game.
In the photo, the fan was sitting courtside and flashing the middle finger to the Lakers, particularly at James’ co-star Luka Doncic. James reposted the photo along with several laughing-face emojis.
Take a look.
LeBron on his IG story
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) March 19, 2026
(h/t @LakeShowYo) pic.twitter.com/9fhYco3F9u
For his part, Doncic also had a phenomenal game on Wednesday, finishing with 40 points, nine rebounds, and 10 assists. On top of that, Doncic stopped in the middle of live play at one point to trash talk a seemingly different Rockets fan who was sitting courtside, whom Doncic later identified in his postgame interview as male.
