What Is The LeBron James 'You Are My Sunshine' Meme? TikTok's 'LeBron Glazing' Trend Explained

Basketball player LeBron James has become the subject of yet another meme as TikTokers make video edits of the NBA legend set to Christina Perri's "You Are My Sunshine." The memes are an extension of the long-running LeBron glazing meme and have even inspired other spinoff memes in the form of LeEvil James and Ervil LeBaron.

Here's what you need to know about the latest viral LeBron meme.

@lebrigga I love you bron bron❤️❤️❤️ #lebron #james #cavs #lakers #heat ♬ you are my sunshine – christina perri

What Is The LeBron James 'You Are My Sunshine' Meme?

Back in January 2023, TikTokers began an ironic meme trend known as "LeBron glazing" that mocks dedicated fans and defenders of NBA legend LeBron James for their seeming inability to criticize LeBron. The meme often sees users attach overly supportive captions over images or footage of LeBron, including captions that refer to him with nicknames like "my glorious king LeBron."

The meme continues throughout 2023 and that December, TikTokers began setting footage and memes of LeBron to the song "You Are My Sunshine" by Christina Perri, as if dedicating the song to the NBA player and referring to him as "their sunshine." The memes took off throughout the first quarter of 2024 along with a gushing ironic copypasta that begins with, "Boy oh boy LeBron, where do I even start."

@widesquaretables Lebron, where do i even start? #fyp #lebronjames #nba #lakers #meme #love #fyp #goat #trend #arttrend #drawing #artist #viral ♬ you are my sunshine – christina perri

How Is LeBron James 'You Are My Sunshine' Used In Memes?

LeBron "Sunshine" memes are often rather simple. They tend to show footage of LeBron playing basketball, or other memes of LeBron, while the song "You Are My Sunshine" plays, often alongside a caption ironically hyping up the player. As the meme evolved, an edited headshot of LeBron made to look like it's glowing, kind of like the sun, became the main subject of the memes, often fading in or moving around as the song plays.

Now, even the "Sunshine" memes have inspired further extensions of the LeBron glazing meme. Recently, the LeBron headshot has been edited to look more "evil" in a trend known as "LeEvil James," which is set to a variety of slowed-down, darker remixes of "You Are My Sunshine."

@emotionalvideogram 15 min of happiness #youaremysunshine #lebron #lebonbon #lebronjames ♬ son original – 100% Memes

@c0reycola20123 leEvil #fyp #viral #funny #lebronjames #leEvil #meme #trending #Youaremysunshine ♬ You are my sunshine – COREY

@user3486327646 lebonbon🥹🥰 #lebronjames #gloriousking #james #lebonbon #sunshine #youaremysunshine #meme #tiktok #griffrule #foryoupage #fyp #viral ♬ original sound – user3486327646

@ooga_booga42064 we will always love you asian lebron… you are our red sunshine! #lebron #sunshine #meme #memestiktok #funny #fyp #fypシ #fypage #fypシ゚viral #tiktok #ilovechina #viral ♬ original sound – omega germany

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For the full history of LeBron James "You Are My Sunshine" Edits, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.