"He'd be at 50 million in three days" - Adin Ross makes bold claim about LeBron James breaking Cristiano Ronaldo’s YouTube record

Kick streamer Adin Ross is no stranger to dishing out hot takes. His latest stream (August 27) saw him make a rather bold claim. Adin Ross believes that NBA athlete and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James would get YouTube subscribers at a quicker rate than Cristiano Ronaldo. After creating his first channel on the platform, the Portuguese soccer legend is currently a topic of interest in the community.

Ronaldo officially launched his YouTube channel on August 21, 2024. In just a week, his subscriber count skyrocketed to a whopping 48 million. LeBron James too has a YouTube channel (L. James). However, he is inactive there, which explains the meager 64.6K subscriber count.

Adin Ross, who isn't the biggest soccer fan, expressed his adoration towards LeBron and claimed:

"I do wanna say something. Do you think if LeBron made a YouTube, he'd get 50 million (subscribers)? Guys, listen what I'm about to say, if LeBron James made a YouTube video tonight, he'd be at 50 million in three days. Facts. I'm sorry, but it's the truth."

"Ronaldo is the biggest sporting entity": Fans react to Adin Ross' bold claims about LeBron James' YouTube channel

Kick streamer Adin Ross' bold claims about LeBron James overtaking Cristiano Ronaldo in a hypothetical YouTube subscriber race have certainly garnered several reactions from the community. The clip was shared by a verified Adin Ross fan page (@AdinUpdatess).

One X.com user commented on the clip and wrote:

"Nah fam, Ronaldo is the biggest sporting entity in the world. Nobody comes close."

X user claims that Ronaldo is bigger than LeBron James (Image via X/Adin Updates)

Another fan figured out that LeBron James already had a YouTube channel and wrote:

"LeBron has a YouTube channel btw. He doenst even have 100k subscribers."

Fans talk about LeBron's inactive YouTube channel (Image via X/Adin Updates)

Here are some other reactions:

Fans react to the viral claim made by the Kick streamer (Image via X/Adin Updates)

Adin Ross is not the only streamer who has weighed in on Cristiano Ronaldo's recent YouTube exploits. YouTube streamer Darren "IShowSpeed," who is a die-hard fan of the soccer legend, expressed a desire to collaborate with him since he was now on the same platform.

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