LeBron James Knows How to Motivate His Teammates: "You Motherf***ers Want to Play?"

Relax, LeBron. Relax.

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Kobe Bryant has been getting a bad rap for years for being incredibly hard on his teammates. Meanwhile, mustache-sporting, short shorts-wearing LeBron James is just flying under the radar. During last night's game against the New York Knicks, a visibly frustrated James can be heard asking his teammates if they "want to play" early in the third quarter. Okay, that was the G-rated version. 

Earmuffs, kids! 

yeah lebron def leaving again... pic.twitter.com/tFdlSQbVJK

— reeveTuesti 神羅 (@thechadhugo) November 14, 2015

The challenge by LeBron worked because the Cavaliers were able to chip away at the Knicks' lead before pulling ahead and securing the 90-84 victory in Madison Square Garden

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