King of the Jews

King James Hires Rabbi
by TMZ Staff

LeBron ... L'Chaim!!!

TMZ has obtained this exclusive photo of LeBron James in a business meeting earlier today with Rabbi Yishayahu Yosef Pinto ... a man known around New York as the "Rabbi to the Business Stars."

Sources involved with the meeting tell us LeBron had hired Rabbi Pinto for spiritual guidance for a "big merchandising meeting" that took place on a private yacht somewhere off the coast of NY just hours ago.

Rabbi Pinto -- a 37 year-old-man who speaks only Hebrew -- has met with all sorts of business moguls in the past ... and is considered by some to be a "spiritual guide" who consults on business matters.

We're told LeBron paid in the neighborhood of 6-figures to get Rabbi Pinto to sit in on today's meeting ... in which LeBron heard presentations from several "big time" retail execs.

It's been a big summer for the Jews -- with Amar'e Stoudemire meeting with rabbis in Israel ... and Shaq learning Hebrew.

It's only a matter of time before they start poppin' Manischewitz in the clubs!

Is it a requirement that the more money you make, the more eccentric you have to become? I fail to understand how an old rabbi is going to help Lebron make money just by "spiritually guiding" him aka talking to him. Sure, Jews know a lot about Miami. They've been migrating down there from the NYC like birds for the past 50 years but I think this is a sign that Lebron is finally starting to lose touch with reality and slide full on into his celebrity. And now that he's got his own rabbi it looks like he's about to go all Old Testament, vengefull on his critics.



Way to make it acceptable for everyone to hate you now Lebron. You're the ultimate self fufilling prophecy. Don't understand what that means? Ask your rabbi friend.