After nearly missing his friend Jay-Z's concert in Miami over the weekend, Miami Heat forward LeBron James received a kings treatment when he was escorted by the Miami-Dade police to the show, now reports suggest that protocol was broken.
TMZ is reporting that the Miami-Dade police initially denied showing blatant favoritism, but a rep for the department is saying that the officers were in fact the ones who accompanied James to the show.
The Miami-Dade Police Department said in a statement Monday that James' police escort through traffic violated policy. The escort did not preach safety regulations but should not have been allowed to do so according to the department.
"It has been brought to our attention that a video was posted on the Internet by LeBron James ... where it shows him being escorted onto the property of Sunlife Stadium for a concert on Friday," the statement said. "Upon further investigation, it has been confirmed that the Miami-Dade Police Department did facilitate Mr. James from one intersection to another, in the adjacent area of the stadium. This was not a scheduled escort and although all safety precautions were taken, the department has identified these actions as a violation of departmental policy. The Miami-Dade Police Department will continue to look into the matter."
James posted an Instagram video of himself riding behind the police car with its strobe lights flashing as they drove down the wrong side of the road.
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