Hochul’s team salivates over chance to tax LeBron James in cringey social post — but they may have spoken too soon
It was another Hochul airball. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s team gleefully mocked LeBron James as they salivated over the possibility of slapping the NBA megastar with a controversial new New York City tax — but they may have trolled too soon. The Hochul press office celebrated that James.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated sports brief. The source report from NY Post says: It was another Hochul airball. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s team gleefully mocked LeBron James as they salivated over the possibility of slapping the NBA megastar with a controversial new New York City tax — but they may have trolled too soon. The Hochul press office celebrated that James.
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- Published: Jul 28, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC
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