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May 17 (UPI) -- Markelle Fultz is expected to be the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft, but he might have to answer for a video he posted in high school. Fultz posted a video on Twitter in 2013, dissing Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James. The former University of Washington star tells James to shut up in the Vine video's caption.
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"Man, shut up LeBron," an unidentified man says in the video, talking about James speaking during a postgame interview. "Can't even see your hairline fool. You gonna be bald in the next 24 hours. The next game, you gonna be bald. Shut up."
Fultz, 18, averaged 23.2 points, 5.9 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game last season for the Huskies. He was a finalist for the Wooden Award.
The interview took place on June 19, 2013. That night, James' Miami Heat beat the San Antonio Spurs 103-100 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. That game went to overtime on a game tying 3-pointer by Ray Allen with just 0:05 seconds remaining. The Heat went on to win its second consecutive title in that series.
Shut up lebron https://t.co/sROEDZxLt8
— Markelle Fultz (@MarkelleF) June 19, 2013
Fultz is projected as the No. 1 pick in the June 22 draft, while Lonzo Ball, Josh Jackson, Jayson Tatum and De'Aaron Fox are also projected as lottery picks.
The video was posted almost four years ago, while Fultz was 14-years-old. He attended Maryland's DeMatha Catholic High School before heading off to Seattle.
