Fortniteis renowned for its ambitious crossovers. At this point, fans have seen skins from a ton of major franchises includingStar Wars,The Walking Dead,and evenThe Avengers. A recent leak suggests that another massive crossover is coming toFortnitein the form of basketball player LeBron James.
If true, this is far from the first time that a major celebrity would have entered the game.Fortnite’s “Icon Series” is aimed at including major celebrities and important content creators in the game as playable skins. Just recently, the Icon Series ushered inBrazilian soccer star Neymar Jr.alongside England’s Harry Kane and Germany’s Marco Reus.
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As far as legitimacy, all signs point to this leak being highly likely. First, with LeBron about to make a big-screen splash as he stars inSpace Jam: A New Legacy,aFortnitecrossover would be a perfect way to promote the movie. Second, and perhaps more importantly, this leak comes from ShiinaBR on Twitter, a notably reliable source. For instance, at the start of the year, ShiinaBR talked about apotentialAliencrossover inFortnite, which was later proved to be true. It’s also worth noting that a follow-up tweet by ShiinaBR regarding the LeBron James rumor suggested that they had “100% confirmation that [the leak] is true.”
A potential LeBron James skin inFortnitewould be just the latest example of an effort to promoteSpace Jam: A New Legacy. A few days ago, Nike, Warner Bros., andXbox announced aSpace Jamcollab, a bundle containing a limited edition Xbox controller and a pair of LeBron 18 Low sneakers, both designed to pay homage to two classicLooney Tunescharacters: Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. With the film set to hit theaters and HBO Max in less than two weeks,Fortniteplayers could see a LeBron James skin drop relatively soon.
Of course, many fans expressed their dismay at the current trajectory of the Icon Series withinFortnite. While the series originally kicked off by paying tribute to arguably the game’s most popular player, Ninja, its recent inclusion of superstar athletes has left fans feeling like their favorite content creators are being brushed aside for celebrities that are relatively unimportant within theFortnitecommunity. At the very least, most of the current roster of theIcon Series, like Travis Scott or even Neymar Jr., have played or streamedFortniteat some point, making a potential LeBron skin a conspicuous outlier.
Fortniteis available for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
