LeBron James' Viral Look-alike at Lakers Game Identified as Patrick Christopher | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
Jessica Hardy
Published Mar 23, 2026
It turns out there weren't really two versions of LeBron James at Sunday's game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets.
A picture of someone in the stands who looks like James went viral Sunday, leading to plenty of speculation about the mysterious person:
Bleacher Report @BleacherReportLeBron had a look-alike in the crowd tonight 👀😂 <a href="">
It turns out the spectator was Patrick Christopher, a former NBA player and brother of current Rockets rookie Josh Christopher.
LeBron also joked about the situation on Twitter:
LeBron James @KingJamesAYO!! True definition of 2 places at the same damn time!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Somebody tell Pat C if he wants to be me for Halloween just ask me. LOL <a href="">
Christopher was an All-Pac-12 player for California before a professional career that was mostly spent in Europe and the G League. He played four games with the Utah Jazz in 2014-15.
