LeBron James is the greatest basketball player currently strutting his stuff on the court. The four-time NBA Champion has pretty much done it all. You name the award and he has won it. He is a once-in-a-generation type player who is arguably on par with the legendary Michael Jordan. Yet despite his unrivaled success, James has often found himself the butt of jokes from fans. Throughout his career, he has been the subject of criticism by fans that often manifests itself as funny LeBron James memes.

These memes have focused on everything from his inability to win a title at the start of his career to his receding hairline. People have also taken shots at his tenancy to go missing in big games at times and his emotional reactions to situations. In truth, there is a LeBron James meme for just about any situation. 

Does James deserve all the hate? Probably not, but it has resulted in some hilarious memes. Here are 15 of the funniest LeBron James memes on the internet. Enjoy!

1. LeBron Was Carried To His First Three Rings

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While no doubt a star during his time with the Miami Heat, many believe if it wasn’t for the team around him, he never would have gotten three rings. There is a theory that without the likes of Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosch they would have never made it through the NBA finals.

2. LeBron James Facials

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LeBron is known for the strange faces he pulls during games. This meme uses one of his weird facials to explain why he missed large portions of the final quarter in Miami’s Game 1 loss to the San Antonio Spurs in the 2014 playoffs.

3. Bald Jokes

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Unfortunately, LeBron started to go bald at an early age, and as you can see from the above meme, the internet went savage on him during his early years. 

4. Gone Missing

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While slightly harsh, LeBron James did go missing during a few games in the final and copped a fair whack from fans for his vanishing act. Case in point: this hilarious ‘missing persons’ meme.