LeBron James took a nasty fall during Game 4 of the NBA Finals last night, colliding head-first with a cameraman and getting busted open. If you weren't paying close attention, you may have missed this onlooker's reaction.
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Yup, that was a pretty audible "fucking asshole." The only thing is, this wasn't just any random spectator. It was Lynn Merritt, who serves as Nike's brand manager for LeBron. In other words, he has a major hand in James' mutlimillion dollar signature line.
We're not throwing any shots here — we're all guilty of dropping an 'F' bomb or two when we get angry, and most of us aren't dealing with a $340 million athlete. But ESPN reporter Jeff Goodman raised an interesting point on Twitter.
Goodman notes that Merritt has been the center of controversy in the past when he allegedly confiscated footage of LeBron getting dunked on by Jordan Crawford of Xavier at the 2009 LeBron James Skills Academy.
After the fall, LeBron told ESPN that he was only experiencing a "slight headache" and that a concussion had been ruled out. While we can't blame Merritt for being concerned, the cameraman was simply doing his job and probably didn't deserve being cursed at.
