LeBron James and Kevin Durant troll Washington Football Team, memefest follows on Twitter

Following multiple protests over years, Washington Football Team anunced that y will be retiring ir old name 'Redskins'. decision was made by team following a review, which was anunced after chief sponsors FedEx and Nike threatened to cut ties with franchise. FedEx threatened to remove ir name from stadium while Nike pulled ir merchandise from ir website. On Thursday (Friday IST), NFL team anunced that y will be temporarily naming ir team  'Washington Football Team' which invited a wave of reactions across sporting world.

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NBA icons LeBron James, Kevin Durant react to Washington Football Team name change

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LeBron James mocked temporary name of NFL franchise soon after y anunced news on Thursday. Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant, who is a Washington DC native, responded to James' tweet about team, adding an unimpressed Anthony Mackie GIF in his retweet. James replied to Durant, saying that he was going to check on two-time NBA champion, but figured he did t wish to be bored.

James, who has been a Dallas Cowboys fan, is kwn for calling out Washington Football Team. In 2016, Cleveland Cavaliers were on road to play Washington Wizards. When asked about Washington hosting a playoff game with Green Bay Packers, James had responded with "go Aaron Rodgers". Fans seemed to love interaction between two NBA stars and reacted with a series of memes and GIFs about Washington team, James and Durant. 

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Fans react to LeBron James-Kevin Durant interaction with Washington Football team meme blast

LeBron James is currently at NBA bubble in Orlando, Florida, where season is scheduled to resume on July 30. Los Angeles Lakers and James played ir first scrimm game against Dallas Mavericks, where James dropped 12 points in first half. Durant, on or hand, is currently sidelined due to his Achilles heel injury.

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(Im source: NBA official site)