On Wednesday, the Indiana Pacers fought their way to a three-point victory over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Paul George scored a game-high 37 points and Lance Stephenson was brilliant in his role as the irritating malcontent. On the other side of the floor though, LeBron James played like he was settling a gambling debt with the Lucchese crime family: five fouls; seven points and—with the game on the line—he put the ball in Chris Bosh’s hands instead of taking the final shot.
Afterwards, Twitter’s collection of basketball experts and NBA historians let LBJ have it, and turned the 4x MVP’s @ mentions into the war-torn streets of Beirut.
Kobe woulda took that shot @KingJames thts why you a never touch him or mj bitch you aint got the mental aspect of this game
Damn yo weak ass was scared to take the last shot? Haha rookie @KingJames
Your a bitch for passing up the final shot @KingJames have to rely on someone else to be clutch cuz ur not man enough
@KingJames that's why you're the queen. You're scared of the shot jordan dreamed of! #2ndplaceisthefirstloser
PUSSY ASS BITCH 4 point HAVING ASS BITCH PAUL GEORGE BETTER THAN YOU ASS BITCH GOT PUNKED BY LANCE STEPHONSON AS BITCH @KingJames
LBJ has a day to soak in this constructive criticism; Game 6 is Friday night in Miami. For more on this story, check out the video above.
