Man Arrested At LeBron James’ L.A. Home On Felony Stalking Charge Reportedly Claimed To Be His Son
Friday night ended with police cars outside LeBron James’ Los Angeles home — and a man in custody telling a story nobody in the James family has ever cosigned.
Los Angeles police officers were dispatched around 9:40 p.m. on Friday (Nov. 6) to a “burglary suspect” call at James’ residence in Brentwood, on the 500 block of North Tigertail Road, according to the LAPD’s Media Relations Division. Security at the property had spotted a man on surveillance cameras earlier in the evening and called police. Officers found him at the residence and took him into custody at the scene, without incident.
He was not booked for burglary. The LAPD confirmed to KTLA, ESPN and OutKick that the man was arrested on suspicion of felony stalking. Police say he never got inside the house.
Then comes the part that turned a police call into a national headline. According to TMZ, which first reported the story citing law enforcement sources, the man reportedly told responding officers that he believes he is LeBron James’ son. Law enforcement sources gave NBC Los Angeles the same account, and authorities relayed the claim to KTLA as well. Read that for exactly what it is: the suspect’s reported claim, passed along by sources. The LAPD has not confirmed it in its on-the-record statements, and nothing about it has been verified. James’ children — Bronny, Bryce and Zhuri — are well known to the public, and no other person has ever been presented as part of the family.
James himself was nowhere near the house. The 41-year-old was in Cleveland on Friday night with the Philadelphia 76ers — his new team after eight seasons with the Lakers, a move he made in July — for an NBA Cup game against the Cavaliers. Philadelphia lost 119-95, and James finished with eight points on a rough shooting night in his old building. The Brentwood home is the Los Angeles residence from his Lakers years. No injuries were reported, and a spokesperson for James offered no comment.
A lot about this case is still blank. Police have not publicly identified the man — no name, no age — and they have not spelled out the conduct behind the stalking allegation or described any threat. California’s stalking law covers willfully and repeatedly following or harassing someone, paired with a credible threat meant to make the victim reasonably fear for their safety or their family’s. Whether this man had ever approached the property before is also unclear. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office is expected to review the case and decide whether formal charges follow the felony stalking booking.
It is not the first time police have been called to a James property in Los Angeles — in May 2017, on the eve of the NBA Finals, a racial slur was painted on the gate of his home, an incident James answered publicly at the time. This time, so far, there is only the police account and a claim the family has not addressed.
ITSBIZKIT will update this story when police release the suspect’s identity or the DA’s office makes its charging decision.
Sources: This story was first reported by TMZ. LAPD confirmation of the arrest and felony stalking charge via KTLA and ESPN; additional reporting from AllHipHop, Fox News, NBC Los Angeles, theScore and MyNewsLA. Photo: Getty Images, October 2026.
