In the age of social media, few, if any, athletes have been as meme-able as LeBron James, whose NBA career came of age when social media started gaining mainstream traction. From sharing a banana boat with friends to a determined glare during Game 6 of the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals to wondering what the heck J.R. Smith was doing, James, the most popular and influential NBA player of the last two decades, has provided endless meme fodder for the masses.Â
