Watch: Oscar hosts roast 'special effects' of LeBron's hair in 'Space Jam'
LeBron James' tough weekend in Tinseltown continued at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony, with co-host Regina Hall drawing attention to the clearly artificially enhanced hair the Los Angeles Lakers star sported in his role alongside Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and the gang in last year's "Space Jam: A New Legacy."
LeBron and his hairline getting roasted at the Oscars pic.twitter.com/wno7wpOdRq
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The barb came a day after James received one of the most dubious honors in show biz - a pair of Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Actor and Worst On-Screen Couple, which he shared with his animated Looney Tunes co-stars. The rehashed "Space Jam" flick also won for Worst Remake/Rip-Off or Sequel.
On a more positive note for the basketball community, "The Queen of Basketball," a profile of women's basketball trailblazer Lusia Harris, the first - and still only - woman to be drafted by an NBA team, won the Oscar for Best Documentary (Short Subject). Harris, a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, died in January at age 66.
The film by director Ben Proudfoot was executive-produced in part by Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry and Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal.