“A lot of this case is about [the] principle for me,” Los Angeles Lakers Fan Andrew Garcia advised ABC7 Los Angeles. In court docket paperwork obtained by the outlet, on October eighth, Garcia filed a declare in small claims court docket, accusing LeBron James of “fraud, deception, and misrepresentation.” According to Garcia, he spent over $800 on tickets after James introduced he’d reveal “the decision of all decisions” in a social media post earlier this week. Similar to many different sports activities followers, Garcia assumed that James was making a retirement announcement.

However, that was not the case. It seems the “announcement” James had made was a part of a new brand partnership with common cognac model Hennessy. The commercial took inspiration from his controversial determination to go away the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2010 for the Miami Heat. Coincidentally, James’ publish got here weeks forward of a extremely anticipated recreation between the Lakers and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The recreation is at present scheduled for the tip of this month, on October 30.

“He should have known this would happen,” Garcia Said

That mentioned, Garcia had sincerely believed that James supposed to make the same farewell tour transfer like Kobe did in 2015, however that ended up not being the case. “Right away, I thought back to when Kobe Bryant announced his farewell tour about nine or ten years ago, and I saw that as an opportunity that I didn’t want to miss out on,” Garcia advised ABC7. “He should know that fans are gonna go spend their hard-earned money thinking that this is something meaningful.”

Garcia added, “For him to do something like that, he should know— or should have known—that this was gonna happen.” Garcia acknowledged he’s solely suing to “recover” what he paid for the tickets—which totals to round $865.66—and isn’t looking for any “emotional relief.” So far, neither LeBron nor one in all his representatives has commented on the matter.