LeBron catches Warriors fan calling him a crybaby
Sitting courtside at an NBA game can be one of the most exciting experiences for a sports fan. But it comes with its own set of dangers, including the possibility of ending up on the wrong end of a collision with a massive human being. As one Golden State Warriors fan learned in the second quarter of the team’s Christmas win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, though, those sitting so close can also encounter very public embarrassment.
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Roughly halfway through the second period of Friday’s NBA Finals rematch, ABC cameras focused on LeBron James waiting near the sidelines as Draymond Green shot a pair of free throws. They also caught a woman playfully rubbing her eyes in the direction of James, an obvious bit of mockery at his expense. Of course, she stopped as soon as LeBron turned in her direction:
It’s nice to see that the multi-millionaires who can afford courtside tickets to the biggest game of the NBA regular season aren’t so mature as to not call a grown man a crybaby. We humans truly do have more in common than we do not — right down to stopping with a joke the minute it’s found out.
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