Skip Bayless found himself at the center of a social media storm after his X account was hacked. The hacker wasted no time posting a series of provocative and now-deleted tweets that left NBA Twitter in a frenzy.
Bayless, known for his strong opinions and often controversial takes, became the target of a hacker who seemed intent on mocking him. The hacker’s posts ranged from inflammatory comments about Bayless’ personal life to taunts about his inability to reclaim his account quickly. One particularly harsh tweet read,
“btw skip talks to escorts in his twitter dms i do think hes really lonely and needs some soul searching, poor guy”.
The hacker also dragged Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James into the mix, posting,
“I just wanna apologize to Lebron, he owns me. Im just an old cuck who has nothing going on with his life. Im sorry king lebron”.
OMG whoever hacked Skip Bayless on a generational run lmaoooooo 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/vdsDPHvoxP
— Hater Report (@HaterReport_) November 5, 2024
This h*acker from Skip Bayless 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/DsKZf7jr8K
— Ash (@mahrezfort) November 6, 2024
This tweet, along with others, seemed to play on Bayless’ well-known criticism of James, adding an ironic twist to the hack.
Fans on NBA Twitter were quick to react, with many expressing amusement at the hacker’s audacity. Some speculated that the hacker might be a die-hard LeBron fan, taking the opportunity to make Bayless acknowledge James in a positive light for once.
Despite the disruptive nature of the hacking, some followers found it entertaining that Bayless was the recipient of a similarly provocative style.
The day Skip Bayless got hacked will go down in history pic.twitter.com/BXerQoUlS9
— Anthony Joseph (AJ) Gullotta II 🇮🇹 (@AJGullotta) November 5, 2024
We finally got skip Bayless calling LeBron the goat after 20 years pic.twitter.com/ESEFxEIRxX
— ℍ𝕠𝕠𝕕𝕚𝕚𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜💫 (@HoodiiBook) November 5, 2024
skip bayless hacked on election night pic.twitter.com/l20QwoduvN
— 🏆 – Jays Enthusiast (@gReenbean_26) November 5, 2024
Skip Bayless seeing he got hacked but realizing his views are going up. pic.twitter.com/v0UOuTILHB
— At The Buzzer (@AtTheBuzzer1) November 5, 2024
Everyone heading to Twitter to see Skip Bayless tweet pic.twitter.com/77HviUieGc
— ℂ𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕥𝕩⁷⁷ (Parody) (@clovermars1) November 5, 2024
Skipped bayless got hacked before embiid made the conference finals https://t.co/pxs9g8vyM6 pic.twitter.com/RXZwbHLqJc
— N🐜 (@lockedupAE) November 5, 2024
Skip Bayless after seeing his hacker call LeBron James the GOAT pic.twitter.com/FH1y5saCFB
— 𝓜𝓪𝓶𝓫𝓪🐍🖤 (@HoodiiMamba) November 5, 2024