They want to intimidate people when they show up to vote much like what we saw outside the WH last night.
Not related at all. https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/513707-lebron-james-launches-multimillion-dollar-campaign-to-recruit
I'm willing to bet that many of these people said those things before they even met him. I've had people who dislike me because of things they've heard but after they meet me their opinion changes.