{"id":49763,"date":"2026-08-13T08:46:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T08:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/49763\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T08:46:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T08:46:18","slug":"lebron-james-responds-after-rory-mcilroy-names-him-as-athlete-hed-love-to-give-a-golf-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/49763\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James responds after Rory McIlroy names him as athlete he\u2019d &#8216;love&#8217; to give a golf lesson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWcxajNfc2h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Masters champion Rory McIlroy has named LeBron James as the athlete he would most like to give a golf lesson to.<\/p>\n<p>James only started playing golf last summer and, like most amateur golfers, now wants to play at every opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>He recently visited the United Kingdom and Ireland on a golfing trip with his title-winning Cleveland Cavaliers teammates.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2285833745-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland on the 11th tee during the second round of The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale\" class=\"wp-image-2594349\" \/>Photo by Tracy Wilcox\/PGA TOUR via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The 41-year-old is clearly improving his game, but golf fans worldwide have consistently mocked his unusual swing.<\/p>\n<p>Former world number one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/rory-mcilroy\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"98400\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">McIlroy<\/a> has now explained why he wants to give <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/lebron-james\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4280\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LeBron<\/a> a lesson more than anyone.<\/p>\n<p>LeBron James reacts to Rory McIlroy\u2019s golf lesson offer<\/p>\n<p>Rory McIlroy was asked which athlete he would \u201clove\u201d to give a golf lesson ahead of the FedExCup Playoffs in Memphis.<\/p>\n<p>McIlroy responded: \u201cI would say LeBron. LeBron\u2019s really gotten into golf\u2026.<\/p>\n<p> Who are you taking at TPC Southwind? <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/split-of-four-graphic-1-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121380\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s the most unbelievably gifted athlete, but it doesn\u2019t look like it when he\u2019s on the golf course. So, I\u2019d love to give him a lesson.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MORE RORY MCILROY STORIES<\/p>\n<p>If McIlroy taught LeBron to use his athleticism in his golf swing, he would immediately hit the ball much further.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rory McIlroy on Lebron James \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s the most unbelievably gifted athlete\u2026 but it doesn&#8217;t look like it when he&#8217;s on the golf course! I&#8217;d love to give him a lesson.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jkAqPjHWRn\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/jkAqPjHWRn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jamie Kennedy (@jamierkennedy) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jamierkennedy\/status\/2087563832176615590?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">August 12, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>And the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/philadelphia-76ers\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"98816\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> superstar has already given McIlroy an emphatic response on his Instagram story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, guess what? I\u2019m in for that lesson for sure,\u201d he posted, meaning we could see them on the golf course together soon.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox<\/p>\n<p>   <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Masters champion Rory McIlroy has named LeBron James as the athlete he would&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49764,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[4123,399],"class_list":["post-49763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rory-mcilroy","tag-lebron-james","tag-rory-mcilroy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49763\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}