Meek Mill Calls Out Nike, LeBron Over 23 Desires & Nightmares Drop & He Has A Proper To Be Mad
Meek Mill accused Nike of copying his Desires and Nightmares idea for LeBron James’ new sneaker and shirt launch with out contacting him.
Meek Mill is publicly calling out Nike after the LeBron 23 “Desires and Nightmares” sneaker and matching shirt began making the rounds, placing LeBron James in an uncomfortable place. significantly colder.
Meek wasn’t delicate about his frustration and took it straight to social media. The Philadelphia rapper mentioned Nike grabbed his whole model idea, paired it with LeBron’s picture, and didn’t trouble to achieve out earlier than doing so.
So @nike simply gone take my complete model and mash it up with LeBron … what is that this … why would not anyone holler at me about this? I assumed the sneaks was pretend? Wassup with this? pic.twitter.com/Awi101qpca
— MeekMill (@MeekMill) Might 26, 2026
“@nike simply gone take my complete model and mash it up with LeBron … what is that this … why wouldn’t anyone holler at me about this? I assumed the sneaks was pretend? Wassup with this?” Meek wrote.
Nike has the LeBron 23 “Desires and Nightmares” at $235 in metallic silver and metallic gold, dropping Might 26 alongside an identical males’s basketball T-shirt for $55. The model linked each items to LeBron’s championship run and his early profession pursuit.
Meek’s visible case rests on a side-by-side comparability that circulated rapidly on-line. His 2012 album cowl is a split-face design in darkish blue tones, with an animal blended into his portrait, and the LeBron shirt makes use of the identical idea, with a roaring lion beside LeBron’s face.
Na I assumed Meek was reaching at first.. they even took the DC 3 cowl too 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/0yY13P1woF
— Hank Millz (@Hank_Millz) Might 26, 2026
The colours are nearly an identical, and the structure is shut sufficient that the comparability made itself.
Meek’s Desires and Nightmares carries way more weight than any sneaker collab, with the album dropping by Maybach Music Group and Warner Bros. in 2012. The Philadelphia Eagles made the monitor a part of their 2018 Tremendous Bowl run, and in line with Billboard, the music logged 1.47 million streams the day after their championship win.
Nike and LeBron hadn’t publicly addressed his criticism by the Might 26 drop date. Meek hasn’t confirmed any authorized steps are coming, however the dialog he began wasn’t completed by launch day.
And BTW Nike and LeBron are LAME fkr attempting to make (goals and nightmares ) only a random assertion prefer it’s been used earlier than in that type aside from Meek. I suppose lame folks do lame issues. Preserve dropping the tradition one factor at a time
— KPWASRIGHT (@KPWASRIGHT) Might 26, 2026
Justice for Meek man f### LeBron
— Tan🐦⬛ (@TheCheatCode__) Might 26, 2026
Actually I THOUGHT The LeBron James “Desires and Nightmares” Sneakers and Merch was a GENUINE COLLAB With Meek Mill😭😭
LMAOOOOOOOO @Nike @nikebasketball Outta Pocket!😭🤣🤣🤣🤣💯
— Mizzy Bryant (@abryant13_) Might 26, 2026
Yeah I’m on Meek aspect as a result of LeBron on some bs for that
— Kells ✨ (@LightItUpp_) Might 26, 2026
Bro that’s Meek Mill cowl fam and Largest music. Lebron stealing the s### and yall declaring the precise similarities . Tf you don’t get
— Dogwood Public Housing (@somebodys0n) Might 26, 2026
I feel nothing will get authorised with out lebrons say so. I get it is enterprise so lebron and nike not technically unsuitable I simply suppose all this might’ve been averted with a telephone name between lebron and meek
— Bigolesteppa (@marcussims36) Might 26, 2026
LeBron a corny ass n#### for letting Nike drop them ugly ass shirts stealing meek complete album cowl and the goals and nightmares saying thoughts you bron dickeating ass use to rap that music fairly often black males disgust meeeeeee
— TheGirlSg 🧚🏽♂️.. (@SlimmGeezus) Might 26, 2026
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