Lebron James wants 49ers to win Super Bowl....sort of

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LeBron James wants 49ers S Donte Whitner to win the Super Bowl
By John Breech | CBSSports.com
January 12, 2014 5:42 pm ET


Sorry Dallas, LeBron James has a backup team for the playoffs. (USATSI)
LeBron James is a noted Dallas Cowboys, which means like most Cowboys fans, he has to find another team to root for during the playoffs because it's kind of hard to root for a team that's not in it.

James' backup team this year? The San Francisco 49ers. Actually, based on the tweet below, it seems like James' backup team is whichever team Donte Whitner is playing for and Whitner happens to be playing for the 49ers.


As LeBron noted, Whitner basically iced the game when he picked off Panthers quarterback Cam Newton with 4:22 left in the fourth quarter and the 49ers leading 23-10.

It's not clear how long Whitner and LeBron have been friends, but they're both from Northern Ohio and LeBron seems to regularly support Whitner on Twitter. James sent Whitner a good luck tweet before the last two NFC Championship games.

Here's LeBron's tweet from two years ago when the 49ers played the Giants:


And here's LeBron's tweet from last year when the 49ers played the Falcons:


If the 49er makes the Super Bowl, LeBron might be able to fit the game into his schedule. The Miami Heat play in New York the night before Super Bowl XLVIII is played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-...the-super-bowl

[imdaman99]

He's a Cowboys fan, so naturally he would root for a big rival to win the super bowl.

Dat loyalty

[navy]

Why did this make the news?

[Trollsmasher]

It seems that a half of American sports news comes from LeBron James' twitter

[CelticBaller]

He's a Cowboys fan, so naturally he would root for a big rival to win the super bowl.

Dat loyalty

The 49ers are tied in SBs with the Cowboys too . That's like a Celtic fan rooting for the Lakers to pass them in championships

[Black and White]

The 49ers are tied in SBs with the Cowboys too . That's like a Celtic fan rooting for the Lakers to pass them in championships

Lol exactly, I don't follow the NFL much, but if I had to follow a team it would be the New England Patriots.

[NumberSix]

Lol exactly, I don't follow the NFL much, but if I had to follow a team it would be the New England Patriots.

Makes sense. You're a giant Kobe stan.


#cheaters

[DuMa]

Sorry Bron. Seattle gon stomp dat ass

[oarabbus]

Niners! Cam and the Panthers just got STEAMROLLED

[russwest0]

Huh? Didn't he jus say the Chiefs were his backup team?

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Dat bandwagon personality and team loyalty.

[Rose'sACL]

Dat bandwagon personality and team loyalty.

rooting for a team for which a friend plays is actually a better reason to support a team than supporting a team just because you happened to be born in the same city/state as the team.
anyways, he just wished his friend good luck on twitter. what is wrong with that?

[NumberSix]

Huh? Didn't he jus say the Chiefs were his backup team?

I guess that's his AFC team..... or.... backup AFC team.

[Black and White]

Makes sense. You're a giant Kobe stan.


#cheaters

I'm not a massive Kobe stan, yea I like Kobe, but I'm a Celtics fan through and through

[Rose'sACL]

I'm not a massive Kobe stan, yea I like Kobe, but I'm a Celtics fan through and through

why? also explain to me why would you support patriots?