Maxx Crosby, the Las Vegas Raiders star, is a well-known celebrity. He simply didn’t think he was on LeBron James’ radar.

The All-Pro defensive end said on his podcast, The Rush, that he recognized Crosby during a Los Angeles Lakers game.

‘He’s kind of stooping over, gathering his breath,’ Crosby explained. ‘He looks to his left and makes awkward eye contact, and I just keep looking at him.’
At this time, James allegedly mentioned some trash talk Crosby directed at Indianapolis Colts quarterback Gardner Minshew during a Week 17 matchup last season. Crosby branded the 6-foot-1 signal caller a ‘little-a** boy.’


And, as Crosby revealed to none other than Minshew on his podcast, James reportedly watched the footage.
“He’s like, ”Better not call me a little ass boy,” Crosby recalled. ‘I began laughing… I was shocked. Like, ”LeBron James just spoke to me.”I couldn’t believe it, but I believe he understands exactly. That’s crazy.

James is clearly well-versed in the NFL.

After predicting games throughout the 2023 season and sharing his predictions with fans, he hopes to do it again in 2024, but this time as a paid DraftKings contributor.

And, of course, there has been much conjecture that James possesses the skills to play in the NFL.


As a high schooler, James played two seasons in football-crazed Ohio and reportedly received offers from top-tier schools, but he never wavered in his determination to focus on basketball.
Later, he said he was considering playing in the NFL during the 2011 NBA lockout.

“I always think about it,” James told The Athletic in 2021.

‘I would have made the team,’ he explained. I would have tried out, and I would have made the team. One thing is that I don’t mind working for something, so if I had to try out for the Cowboys or the Seahawks, or if I had stayed at home and returned to Cleveland, I would have tried (out), but I would have made the team. I just know what I can do on the football field. Especially at that age.


Furthermore, lifelong buddy Maverick Carter reports that the passionate Dallas Cowboys fan received an offer from team owner Jerry Jones.

‘I know he had a contract from Jerry Jones, which he framed and displayed in his office,’ Carter added.