Thread by @michaelharriot

I have this theory that Lebron James has Hyperthymesia or an Eidetic memory and wonder if he’s ever been tested.

He displays the signs all the time.

https://twitter.com/codywesterlund/status/1353205853499879424

Everyone has seen this clip of him recalling every play in a game.

This ain’t studying film. This is just instant recall.
And the interesting thing about it is that she didn’t ask him about the last few seconds at the end of the game. It’s just a random point in 48-minute game

He does the same thing in this clip. But if you listen closely, he’s going to make a reference to something ANOTHER player did in ANOTHER GAME from ANOTHER YEAR

A lot of people, including Lebron, have referred to this as photographic memory but it’s not really how photographic memory works.

People he grew up with say he’s always had it.

And it’s not even basketball related. I can’t find the clip but there’s an interview of him correcting Chris Bosh about a story and Bron randomly remembers the day of the week.

And then, there were video games:

He does it in this clip but here’s another thing I noticed and I always look for. Notice the part at the end when he just recalls trying to catch his breath

HE NEVER SAYS HE DOESNT REMEMBER.

If you ask him about a random time, he can recall what was going on:

I am not a neuroscientist so I can’t tell whether it’s eidetic, which means he can remember certain things very well or if he has hyperthymesia, which is a rare condition where people can remember EVERYTHING that happened to them.

Watch what Imam says about him:

The interesting thing about this is that both are rare and almost mutually exclusive. For instance, Hyperthymesiacs supposedly only remember what happened TO THEM and eidetic memories usually isn’t found in adults.

Or he just might have an extraordinary IQ, which is different.