Random College Athletes is a self-explanatory Twitter account which is a must-follow if you’re a longtime college sports diehard. However, you might have been confused Thursday when you saw a picture of a former Notre Dame forward from the 2003-04 season. The forward’s name? LeBron James:
LeBron James
Notre Dame, Forward 2003-2004 pic.twitter.com/NTRFL9A0pA— Random College Athletes (@RandomAthletess) April 1, 2021
Of course, everyone knows LeBron bypassed college and immediately thrived in the NBA. This simply was an April Fools’ Day joke by the account. Based on the reaction numbers listed below, you can see a lot of people took notice. Most people took the joke very well, and some even kept the jokes going.
No, that photo was not altered to make it look like LeBron actually played for Notre Dame. The nickname for St. Vincent-St. Mary, LeBron’s alma mater, is the Fighting Irish, so there was no need to do anything other than find the photo before tweeting it out. The whole thing was a joke kept simple and to the point, proving you don’t need to do anything elaborate to keep with the spirit of April 1.