Rep. Devin Nunes Devin Gerald NunesOvernight Defense: Stopgap spending measure awaits Senate vote | Trump nominates former Nunes aide for intelligence community watchdog | Trump extends ban on racial discrimination training to contractors, military Trump nominates former Nunes aide to serve as intel community inspector general Sunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election MORE (R) took to social media on Sunday to caution NBA star LeBron James that, by moving to Nunes’s home state of California, he's about to pay the highest taxes of his career.

Nunes, a member of the House Ways and Means Committee and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, sarcastically said the former Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat player should have negotiated a higher salary with the Los Angeles Lakers so he could afford the tax hike.

"LOL! Prepare to pay the highest taxes you ever have in your career!!" he tweeted in response to the California Democratic Party's tweet welcoming James to the state.

LOL! Prepare to pay the highest taxes you ever have in your career!! You should have held out for more just to afford the Moonbeam weather tax!!! https://t.co/O6gZXFqZqM — Devin Nunes (@DevinNunes) July 1, 2018

James, who on Sunday announced a $154 million contract with the Lakers, has in the past been a vocal supporter of Democratic candidates for public office.