LeBron James faces lawsuit from fan who bought tickets expecting retirement announcement as 'second decision'

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LeBron James’ new Hennessy advertisement has resulted in a lawsuit against him.

The NBA’s all-time leading scorer announced that his "second decision" was a new signature bottle, but he teased the announcement the day before, and many thought the "decision" would be about his retirement at season’s end.

After the teaser video dropped, Andrew Garcia purchased two tickets for a Los Angeles Lakers game against the Cleveland Cavaliers — who drafted James in 2003 — for about $432 each on Ticketmaster, according to TMZ Sports.

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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James on the court during Game 5 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at Crypto.com Arena. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Garcia told TMZ Sports James owes him for "fraud, deception, misrepresentation, and any and all basis of legal recovery."

"I wouldn't have purchased it if he wasn't going to retire. Plain and simple," Garcia told the outlet.

According to StubHub, the average ticket price nearly doubled from $250 to $500 following the teaser video, with sales increasing 20 times in the first hour after the announcement, mostly for the team’s final home game of the season.

A representative for James did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

In Monday’s teaser, James declared the announcement would be "the decision of all decisions," and speculation ran rampant as he is set to begin his record-breaking 23rd NBA season soon.

Last week, the 40-year-old James