For the first time ever, Mattel is honoring a real professional athlete with his own Ken doll, and it\u2019s none other than NBA superstar and Akron native LeBron James. Set to drop April 14, the doll is loaded with personal flair, from his \u201cWe Are Family\u201d tee and signature Nike kicks to a custom varsity jacket featuring milestone patches from his life and career. LeBron says the partnership is about showing kids what\u2019s possible when they have strong role models to look up to.<\/p>\n
But while some fans are celebrating the tribute, others are turning to Twitter with jokes and jabs, quickly turning \u201cLeBarbie\u201d into a trending topic. Critics took shots at LeBron\u2019s on-court dramatics and meme-worthy flops, with sarcastic tweets suggesting the doll needs a stand \u201cor it\u2019ll flop,\u201d or that it comes with \u201cscheduled rest days.\u201d Despite the mixed reactions, the $75 collector\u2019s item is already generating major buzz. Barbie will also be donating to the LeBron James Family Foundation, further rooting the release in community impact. #lebronjames #barbie #celebritynews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For the first time ever, Mattel is honoring a real professional athlete with his own Ken doll, and it\u2019s none<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trending"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/viralvideos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11881"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/viralvideos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/viralvideos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/viralvideos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/viralvideos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/viralvideos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11881\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/viralvideos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/viralvideos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/viralvideos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/viralvideos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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