Chargers QB Justin Herbert, Madison Beer even got salute from LeBron James

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Welcome to life with a star quarterback who gets out on the town, Los Angeles Chargers fans.
Justin Herbert and international superstar Madison Beer used the mini-bye week after the Chargers’ Thursday night win to hit up a Los Angeles Lakers game and sit courtside among the likes of LeBron James.
There, Herbert went wildly viral next to Beer and at one point even saved her from an errant pass heading into the stands. Among many other things, social media users used the moment to critique one of Herbert’s Chargers teammates.
One of the other big notes coming out of the whole ordeal?
As it turns out, LeBron went out of his way to find Herbert and Beer and show love, too.
Various social media accounts provided fan footage and otherwise of the brief interaction.
It’s really just a little thing, but for Chargers fans accustomed to Herbert staying far out of the spotlight and being the quiet, elite quarterback he is, it’s enough to be super strange at the same time.
For Chargers fans, this isn’t inherently a bad thing and if nothing else, it sure added some unexpected spice to a weekend that was otherwise supposed to be pretty quiet around the team.
LeBron James dabbling up Justin Herbert! 🤝🔥 pic.twitter.com/Kg9FWLUd48
— ChargersMuse (@ChargersMuse) October 25, 2025
Herbert dapping up Lebron last night adding another +100 points of aura. https://t.co/lVhWvUBOTb
— The Bolts are Back ⚡️ (@KrispyBoltz) October 25, 2025
LeBron transferring his greatness to Herbert like it’s Space Jam https://t.co/xxwIrXZxNO
— Ekin Lam🎋林澤漢 (@EkinLam805) October 25, 2025
Greatness respects greatness. https://t.co/4ud1OTOHwC
— Steven Haglund (@StevenIHaglund) October 25, 2025
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Chris Roling has covered the NFL since 2010 with stints at Bleacher Report, USA TODAY Sports Media Group and others. Raised a Bengals fan in the '90s, the Andy Dalton era was smooth sailing by comparison. He graduated from the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University and remains in Athens.
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