Nothing is private on social media, as one Instagram model set out to prove when posting a picture of a message she purportedly received from LeBron James.

Rachel Bush, who has accumulated a whopping 216,000 Instagram followers, took a screen shot of the suggestive direct message, which read: 'Hey what's up?'.

The message was apparently sent from the 31-year-old Cleveland Cavaliers basketball player's official 'kingjames' Instagram account.

Rachel Bush, who has a whopping 216,000 Instagram followers, took a screen shot of the message

The message, which simply read: 'hey, what's up?' appeared to have been sent from the basketball player's official Instagram account

LeBron married Savannah Brinson in September 2013 and the pair have three children together

Without responding to the question, the model uploaded the image to Twitter alongside the caption: 'Haha Wut (sic)?' and it was quickly picked up and shared by other users.

The message was allegedly sent to the Instagram model's direct inbox, which is an area designed for private conversation.

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) drives past Atlanta Hawks' Kent Bazemore (24) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, April 11, 2016, in Cleveland

It has long been regarded as a place to flirt, due to the fact it is personal and shielded from the many eyes of the internet.

Bush, who has since apparently deleted the Tweet, is currently dating Cleveland Browns safety Jordan Poyer, who she has been with since 2015.

LeBron married Savannah Brinson in September 2013 and the pair have three children together.

The model uploaded the image to Twitter alongside the caption: 'Haha Wut (sic)?' and it was quickly picked up and shared by other users

The message, which appeared to come from the basketball player's official Instagram account, was allegedly sent to the model's direct inbox

Bush, who has since apparently deleted the Tweet, is currently dating Cleveland Browns safety Jordan Poyer, who she has been with since 2015

His team, the Cleveland Cavaliers clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs by beating Atlanta 109-94 last night.

James scored 19 in the third quarter and only sat for four of the first 36 minutes as the Cavs ensured they'd have home-court advantage until the NBA Finals.

James shot 13 of 16, made all five free throws and added six rebounds and six assists - another dazzling statistical line for the four-time MVP who switched into playoff mode weeks ago.

When James finally sat down late in the third, Irving made sure he didn't have to come back in by scoring nine points in the first four minutes. Kevin Love added 14 rebounds for Cleveland.