The final game on Tuesday’s five-game slate featured a matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns. All eyes were on LeBron James as The King continues to carry a weakened and struggling LA squad throughout what has been a very rocky campaign for them.

LeBron has been known to turn quite a few heads with his pregame outfits, but his entrance into Staples Center (soon-to-be Crypto.com Arena) on Tuesday has got to be one of his more contentious moments. Just ask the 264,000 people (as of writing) who’ve seen the clip below (h/t NBA on TNT on Twitter):

"That's a cigar, bro!" 😂@KingJames arriving in style for Suns-Lakers on TNT. pic.twitter.com/tWeIFlvnsv

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) December 22, 2021

LeBron literally walked into the Lakers’ arena smoking a cigar. Well, he did have his face mask on, so he probably wasn’t able to take a puff until removing it. Either way, that’s pretty gangster of The King.

The TNT anchors could not quite believe what they were seeing. Kenny Smith even went as far as saying that LeBron was being “disrespectful” with his cigar-bearing ways.

You have to give style points to LeBron for his rather audacious entrance here, but what matters most is what he does on the basketball court. The Lakers come into Tuesday’s matchup against the Suns after back-to-back losses, and you can be sure that James will do everything he can to get back to their winning ways.