WATCH: When Floyd Mayweather was ECSTATIC after NBA brawl involving LeBron James and Chris Paul’s teams

When LeBron James was playing the Los Angeles Lakers against the Houston Rockets in 2018, 50-0 legend Floyd Mayweather was there. So coincidentally, he was sitting courtside when the Lakers took on the Houston Rockets. Mayweather seemed to be enjoying himself as Rajon Rondo, Chris Paul, and Brandon Ingram threw punches.

Paul and Rondo had an ugly substantial history. With The Houston Rockets up a point, Ingram was called for a technical foul for pushing James Harden. The game footage shows Paul reaching out to poke Rondo, and even getting spat at, thus escalating matters. After LeBron James breaks the duo away, Mayweather is visibly enjoying appreciatively.

James recently scored an upset win over the Pacers as the #23 small forward for the Los Angeles Lakers in his 20th season. However, he has been in the news recently for his unruly behavior during the U.S. national anthem. On this earlier occasion, however, footage shows him pacifying the incident.

The former 5-division champion is an avid fan of the sport; so naturally he enjoys such feuding spectacles. Along with big names such as LeBron himself, Mayweather had also offered $2 billion to buy a resident-team, in 2022.

Floyd Mayweather weighs in on NBA brawl

Pro-boxing legend Floyd Mayweather is a household name in the extended bubble of all things boxing. But conversely, “Money” is also infamous for how much stock he puts into the NBA. The boxer has attended many playoffs.

These include the NBA Western Conference Finals (Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets), and Los Angeles Clippers vs. Golden State Warriors. And even more famously, the 2018 debut of LeBron James for the Los Angeles Lakers.

James opted out of his contract with the Cavaliers and became an unrestricted free agent on June 29, 2018. Following this, his prized home debut happened. But that was more famous for the brawl between Rajon Rondo and Chris Paul.

Consequently, here’s what Mayweather had to say on the matter –

Lining to the popular ‘put your money where your mouth is’, “Money” actually does that. Speaking to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Mayweather had even let on his aspiration of owning an NBA franchise.

As such, the boxer uplifts the spirit of the game and states that no players should fight on the court.

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