Last night, after the Cavaliers pulled off another upset against the Golden State Warriors, Cleveland's god superstar LeBron James—fresh from tallying 40 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists during the win—sat down at the ESPN court-side desk to chop it up with the post-game crew. Standard stuff for any star, really. Of course, there was one notable twist: Sitting behind the desk was his former teammate-turned-studio correspondent, Dwyane Wade.
It's a cool thing, right? LeBron, coming off one of the most heroic performances of his career, getting interviewed by one of the men who knows his game the best. And it was cool! There was some good-natured ribbing between the two, as well as some legitimate insight into LeBron's current underdog mentality, which has been surprising to witness even for Wade.
Unfortunately, due to the relatively recent split between these two during the 2014 offseason—on top of the fact that, y'know, they were playing together in the NBA Finals during this time last year—viewers couldn't let this just be a friendly interview between two old friends. Nah, instead, according to Twitter, this was just another chapter of the ongoing break-up between Wade—the jealous girlfriend—and LeBron—the guy just trying to "do me." LMAO. Take a look at the fiction spun up by your favorite social media savages.
Gus Turner is a managing editor for Complex Media. Follow him @gusturner1.
