"LeCanceled", "Supporting sexual predators" - LeBron James celebrates Deshaun Watson's performance, gets slammed by NFL fans

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James did not have a great start to 2023.

The former Cleveland Cavaliers star and Ohio native was excited after the Cleveland Browns' 24-10 win over the Washington Commanders and celebrated with a congratulatory tweet to quarterback Deshaun Watson, writing:

"Yessir D Watson!! Another one. That boy getting his rhythm back! #Browns"

Tweeting about Watson, who played his fifth game for the Browns today after missing the first 11 due to a suspension, proved to be a huge mistake, as James found out in the reply section to his tweet. Fans were highly critical of the Lakers star tweeting in support of Watson:

At the time of this writing, James' post had close to 4,000 and another 5,000 quotes replies, with the majority critical of the Lakers star.

Deshaun Watson shines in Browns' win over Commanders

While LeBron James' tweet supporting Deshaun Watson may have been ill-advised, the Cleveland Browns quarterback did have his best performance for the team against the Washington Commanders on Sunday.

Watson completed nine of his 18 pass attempts for 169 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for another 31 yards on eight carries. Running back Nick Chubb delivered another incredible performance, carrying the ball 14 times for 104 yards.

On the flip side, Commanders quarterback Carson Wentz, who was given the nod ahead of Taylor Heinicke for the game against the Browns, had an awful outing. He completed only 16 of his 28 pass attempts for 143 passing yards and threw three interceptions. He did score a rushing touchdown but failed to mask his horrendous outing on his return to the starting lineup.

Wentz's future in Washington and the NFL is uncertain. But the Browns will be delighted with their quarterback's strong showing and will be hoping that this win against the Commanders will be the start of something special in Cleveland.