Overview
- LeBron James told Time that he is listening to J. Cole’s album The Fall-Off, naming the full project as his current go-to record.
- The comment, reported on Wednesday, June 10, follows a widely seen moment from March when LeBron carried a vinyl of The Fall-Off into the Kaseya Center so Cole could sign it.
- J. Cole confirmed on Carmelo Anthony’s 7PM in Brooklyn podcast that he attended that March Lakers–Heat game with his children and that LeBron brought the vinyl for a signature.
- Drake’s new album ICEMAN contains lines on the track “Make Them Remember” that many outlets read as addressing a reported fallout with LeBron, but LeBron has made no public reply to those lyrics.
- The episode shows how small, personal exchanges between athletes and artists can shape wider pop‑culture conversations and reinforce an athlete’s role as a tastemaker.