WATCH: “LeBron vs Alex, who y’all got?” – UFC 300 stars choke, hug, and pose with NBA championship trophy ahead of historical event; fans react
NBA collaboration adds flair to UFC 300 as fighters posed with Larry O’Brien Trophy.
UFC 300 stars with the NBA Trophy (Image via: X)
UFC 300 is a massive historical event with the best fight card ever in the history of MMA. As such, the other sports have noticed the event and engaged in cross-promotion. WWE stars recently promoted the event on social media, and now the NBA has collaborated with the UFC as well with their championship trophy.
All the athletes on UFC 300 posed with the Larry O’Brien Trophy, given to the NBA champions. Named after Larry O’Brien, the famed NBA commissioner, most UFC fighters addressed the trophy as ‘Larry.’ Cody Brundage was the first to call the Trophy by name, and Justin Gaethje followed suit.
Kayla Harrison and Zhang Weili found the trophy heavy and difficult to lift. Moreover, Jamahal Hill hilariously urged Dana White to make the UFC belts heavier to match the NBA trophy. Furthermore, Charles Oliveria and Arman Tsaruyan choked and hugged the trophy. Aljamain Sterling hilariously stated that he wanted to become an NBA player but found out he was too short in High School.
LeBron vs. Alex, who y’all got
— Stephen Ai Smith ᶠᵃⁿ (@stephenaismth) April 12, 2024
Alex Pereira and Max Holloway were very happy to have the trophy presented to them. Holloway, a basketball fan, showed immense gratitude. Pereira hilariously asked whether the trophy was for him as he had already got an expensive watch as a gift.
Fight fans react as UFC stars pose with the Larry O’Brien Trophy
The UFC 300 star posing with the Larry O’Brien trophy had the fans riled up. Fans found immense joy as they saw their favorite fighters with the coveted NBA trophy. Some fans even hilariously requested a matchup between LeBron James and Alex Pereira.
UFC 300 stars with the NBA Trophy (Image via X)
Many of the NBA stars are big fans of the UFC, and some have friendships with the fighters. Jamahal Murray, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kevin Durant are big fans of the UFC. The late Kobe Bryant was also a big fan of the sport in addition to the several big names from the NFL and NHL.
Nonetheless, see how fight fans reacted to their favorite fighters posing with the Larry O’Brien trophy below.
There is already a basketball-ufc collab pic.twitter.com/A7B3ay0syF
— AL in CAL (@ALinCALI22) April 12, 2024
Yeah Alex now believes it’s his lmaooo the finals will not have a trophy this year 🤣
— JUSTTRASHMEDIA on YouTube (@JustTrashMedia) April 12, 2024
They held it before Chris Paul
— Canyon ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ (@CanyonDC4L) April 12, 2024
Take some Risperdal guys
— 🐦Monster Crip🐦 (@monstercripwsse) April 12, 2024
it’s bad luck to touch a trophy if you are not a champion
— Tay Keif (@conley_kennethh) April 12, 2024
Wondering why the hell Jamahal hill is carrying that belt …
— Jurídico Alex Pereira (@juridico_poatan) April 12, 2024
why jamahal look and sound so drunk 😂😂
— sergiu (@DreamuBull) April 12, 2024
draymond really changing the sport 👏🏽
— jay sinbad (@jaysxn_) April 12, 2024
@scor3r tell your goat to stop choking out the NBA championship
— Elite DF? (@Eliteserhan_02) April 12, 2024
not Larry in a headlock 😭😂 pic.twitter.com/TzVzodJHPX
— ℬ (@blangum) April 12, 2024
Even though Larry O’Brien does not have any affiliation with the UFC, he is the son of Irish immigrants. The UFC exploded when Conor McGregor came onto the scene and received support from the Irish in Europe and the Irish Americans in the USA. Moreover, the fans had nothing bad to say about the collaboration as they anticipated the UFC 300 card.
