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We are all witnesses. But not everything about the LeBron is worth witnessing. Sure, he has the $400,000 car, Jay-Z in his corner, and Phil Knight wrapped around his diamond pinkie ring. But witness how His Greatness treats the little people, and you may begin to see the virtue of Brendan Haywood's hard fouls.

One of LeBron's favorite places to dine is XO Prime Steaks on West Sixth. Its mix of swank drinks and delicately massaged beef allows the Chosen One to consume calories worthy of his royal digestive system. All of which is swell — except that LeBron is among Cleveland's stingiest tippers.

According to a Punch source, a peer recently quit after tiring of LeBron going Scrooge McDuck on his ass.

It went down like this: LeBron pulls up in his Mercedes outside XO. People stop and try not to stare, but c'mon, it's LeBron James. He enters the restaurant with a group of friends. On this special occasion, the King decides to dine late. He keeps his group there until around 3:45 a.m. During this time the waiter obsequiously pours drinks and fetches anything else His Greatness needs.

The final bill comes to $800. By the feudal laws of decorum, which stipulate that the affluent should administer a 20 percent gratuity, staffers figured they'd be pocketing an extra $160. But when they fetched the autographed bill after His Heinousness bolted back to Akron, their expectation turned to disbelief, then anger.

LeBron stiffed them with a meager $10 tip. This is what French nobles like to call your requisite Bourgeois *****-Slap. The waiter wouldn't even take it, tired of being shat on by guys like LeBron.

Still, at least the self-proclaimed King of Ohio didn't pull a Bernie Kosar — who gets sloshed at the bar and then has to remind the waiters of who he is before he stiffs them.

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Originally posted by UFLoyal:
Maybe Jamar Hornsby was dining there that night and stole the tip before the server could get back to the table.

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Originally posted by UFLoyal:
Maybe Jamar Hornsby was dining there that night and stole the tip before the server could get back to the table.

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Originally posted by Nkozyra:
So he's a POS because of an anecdote that you only heard one side of?

Maybe Lebron realizes that tipping is optional - people forget that these days. Maybe the service was not worthy of anything more than 1%. Tough to say when the anecdote shared above is full of such clearly accurate and unbiased descriptions such as "King Lebron."

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Originally posted by UFLoyal:
What? You think LeBron knows how to calculate percentages?

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Originally posted by 727Gatorbooster:
Tipping is optional.

You build wealth by being cheap, not by being extravagant.

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Originally posted by T REX:

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Originally posted by 727Gatorbooster:
Tipping is optional.

You build wealth by being cheap, not by being extravagant.

Uhhhhhh....taking your friends out for a $800.oo meal is NOT extravagant???????

Sorry dude but you kill your own BS with that crap statment.

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Originally posted by xenythx:
Funny, just a few days ago people in Cleveland wouldn't dare to even utter so much as a bad word about their savior. All of a sudden he's down 0-2 in a series and shooting 19% they begin to write meaningless fluff pieces about his tipping habits to put him in a bad light.

Why does it matter how he tips? Does that affect his basketball abilities?

We Ride! We Fight! We Love!

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Originally posted by ufgatorfan97:
A lot of restaurants will include an 18% gratuity to the bill, especially nice restaurants. It is possible that King Lebron thought it was already included and did not review the bill.