An unnamed boy has released a YouTube video admitting to throwing an orange peel at LeBron James Jr. during a high school basketball game at the Hoophall Classic in Springfield on Monday.

The boy threw the peel at James Jr. as he stood waiting for an inbound play to begin. The referee stopped the game, called a police officer over and asked him to search the crowd for whoever threw it. The cop came up empty-handed, and the game restarted.

According to the boy in the video, his mother urged him to make the video and apologize for his actions after LeBron James spoke about the incident in a postgame interview. 

The boy confirmed he was at the game with a ticket on his phone and apologized for throwing the peel at James Jr. 

In a note under the video, the boy said he was a huge fan trying to get the attention of James Jr. during an inbound play. 

"I’m sorry @james family for what I did, I’m a huge fan and I was just trying to get bronnys attention I didn’t want to hurt anyone, I was actually there at Springfield college during hoophall," the boy wrote and stated in the video. "I’m not lying or trying to 'get clout' I was in the front area seats the people around me were not my parents my parents were sitting a couple seats away because I wanted to sit closer."

"I was calling out bronnys name and just wanted him to see me the security never threw me out they never knew it was me but my mom still took me home we knew I was wrong and it not a good thing to do, believe me or not I want to send out an apology to bronny because me and my family discussed it and knew it was the right thing to do," he added. 

James was in Springfield and attended the game before his Los Angeles Lakers took on the Boston Celtics. After his own game, James was asked about the video that had people buzzing.

"I didn't see it or hear it, actually. While I was on the opposite side of the floor, I did see the referee stop the game or stop the inbound, and the cop came up there. I didn't even know what happened until the video evidence showed me when I got here," James said in a postgame interview.


"It's just disrespectful, and it was a little kid too. I don't know how old that little kid was, so I don't know if he learned that on his own or if he learned it at home," James said. "Whatever the case may be, it's disrespectful. I wonder how old that kid is, if he is the age around Bronny's age [15] or [James' son] Bryce's age [12]. I'd like to see them try that while they're paying attention."

James also spoke about the situation on Twitter.

"Hating has no age limit! #JamesGang is build for it and well equipped. As we proceed," the star wrote seemingly acknowledging the boy's youth. 

Teammates of James Jr. commended the 15-year-old for the way he handles rabid fans who come to games for a glimpse of his father. His high school, Sierra Canyon, has had to move multiple games to bigger arenas to fit more people eager to see the NBA superstar's son.

His teammate Ziaire Williams spoke to ESPN about how well James Jr. is adjusting to fame. 

"He never lets anybody faze him. You'd be surprised all the stuff he has to go through. It's not fair, you know. He doesn't let it faze him at all. Really, I learned that from him. Honestly, he teaches me about that stuff, and he's younger than me," Williams said.

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