Incredible quote about Michael Jordan emerges of high-school LeBron James prophesying his own greatness

The LeBron James lying meme is a popular viral joke among NBA fans.

The meme originated from a old clip of James predicting Kobe Bryant was going to score 70 points on the night he scored 81. Fans noticed a pattern of LeBron's 'creative embellishments' over the years and turned it into a meme about him predicting all sorts of world events.

However, it appears one of James's old predictions was actually right on the money.

A quote from a teenage LeBron about Michael Jordan actually ended up foreshadowing his own greatness.

LeBron was a high-school student when he made the self-fulfilling prophecy in a 2002 SLAM diary entry. His statement was in regards to MJ's comeback with the Wizards at the time.

It read: "A man 38 years old and still averaging 25-plus points? I give more props to him than anybody right now."

Now, the quote has emerged on social media with NBA fans in awe at how prophetic LeBron's words were.

"Wow… he foreshadowed what he was gonna do," one fan said.

"Bro manifested goat level greatness," another commented.

"This goes so hard now lol," a third wrote.

"LeProphet," a fourth joked.

LeBron, who in his 21st NBA season, is currently living up to his own wise words. Through eighteen games this season, the 38-year-old Lakers star is averaging 25.1 points per game, and recently added another record to his ever-growing NBA resume.

In a 44-point loss to the Philadelphia 76ers - the largest of LeBron's career - he became the league's all-time leader in minutes played.