The man who sued Lakers’ star LeBron James over tickets he bought, thinking the basketball star was retiring, is now dropping the lawsuit.
Andrew Garcia, who describes himself as a “29-year-old lifelong Lakers fan,” bought two tickets for what he thought would be James’ last-ever matchup, which cost him $856.66.
When James’ “Second Decision” ended up being an ad for Hennessy, Garcia filed a lawsuit.
“Anyone who knows me knows I have a very lively personality, to say the least,” he told KNX News’ Alex Silverman. “I was like, ‘You know what, let me just do it. Well, I can't lose in this scenario,’ you know?”
Garcia said he got a lot of attention - both negative and positive - for the lawsuit and even had contact at one point with someone on LeBron's legal team.
But his actions also garnered the attention of the sports betting company, PrizePicks, who had an offer for him.
“They offered me the full amount of my claim and PrizePicks account credit,” Garcia said.
So, Garcia dropped the suit against James.
“ I was not trying to strike it rich here,” Garcia said. “If I was trying to strike it rich, I wouldn't have filed the case for $800. I mean, that's not a lot of money in this economy, right?”
He said he hopes James got the message he was trying to send and issues an apology for the ad.
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