Did Lebron fake it?

[Harry's Raincoat]

Game 4 of the Finals....Lebron goes up and gets hard fouled by Bogut.
He comes down a little off balance, and in trying to catch his balance he falls into camera row and injures/cuts his head.

Question: Did he fake it? Did he run himself into the row of cameras in order to fake a more severe foul by Bogut? It looks to me that he could have just fallen down after foul but instead almost ran into the camera row.

What say you?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Nah, he didn't fake it.

 

[riverman]

I say it's time to revisit letting cameramen sit on the floor under the hoop

 

[Pinwheel1]

My initial thought was that by making it look like a flagrant, he caused himself to be off balanced, which led to him landing on the camera.

 

[Orion Bailey]

I rewound and watched this several times. I don't think he faked it at all. He was trying not to go out of bounds. The whistle had been blown, but players movements are quick and instinctive. If you watch close, he is trying to leave the ball in bounds as he is falling out of bounds...out of balance.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

No.

 

[BigGameDamian]

My initial thought was that by making it look like a flagrant, he caused himself to be off balanced, which led to him landing on the camera.

I agree! He just lost his footing when landing. So I guess he flopped himself right into the cameras.

 

[handiman]

My initial thought was that by making it look like a flagrant, he caused himself to be off balanced, which led to him landing on the camera.

I thought the same thing. Bogut's foul didn't create momentum in that direction. It looked like LeBron tried to drive forward with a couple steps to sell the contact.

 

[riverman]

I can't believe they let him play on with his skull carved like a Thanksgiving Turkey

 

[blue9]

My initial thought was that by making it look like a flagrant, he caused himself to be off balanced, which led to him landing on the camera.

That was my take, too. He exaggerated the force of the foul, which caused him to go careering into the cameras. The first thought that went through my head was "There he goes, Paul Piercing it."

 

[BlazerWookee]

That was my take, too. He exaggerated the force of the foul, which caused him to go careering into the cameras. The first thought that went through my head was "There he goes, Paul Piercing it."

I think he tried a little too hard to keep himself and/or the basketball in bounds, and ended up overbalancing. I think he pushed off and kind of dove because he was instinctively trying not to land on the basketball.

 

[MARIS61]

Clean block by Bogut, body contact and flop was instigated solely by out-of-control LeBron against a stationary Bogut, should have been GS ball.

 

[riverman]

I guess it was the only way to get a selfie snapshot while holding a basketball

 

[dviss1]

He got fouled but embellished the contact at the end. There is no way he should've ended up near the cameraman.

Get your ass up and stop flopping LeBron!

 

[BBert]

Look familiar?

 

[BBert]

 

[BBert]

 

[Strenuus]

I agree! He just lost his footing when landing. So I guess he flopped himself right into the cameras.

huh?

 

[BBert]

OK, this is the one I was looking for, but I couldn't find it by itself.

Go to 2:28 of the Lebron James flop compilation.

Do not look at the ball or the block. Lebron is in the key, in white. Watch him dive into the chairs on the baseline.

Look familiar?

 

[PDXFonz]

I agree! He just lost his footing when landing. So I guess he flopped himself right into the cameras.

I laughed pretty hard when the lady said "we don't want cameras" and immediately ESPN was like "screw you lady, we'll just go to the overhead."

 

[riverman]

Simple solution, cameramen need to be equipped with airbags as well as their cameras

 

[riverman]

Hockey solved this a long time ago

 

[blue9]

I no longer hate LBJ, but I still can't bring myself to fully respect him because he exaggerates minimal contact way too often. He's the most powerful and skilled player in the game (well, maybe not most skilled...but he's certainly in the discussion) - he shouldn't need to cheat his way to free fouls. The fact that he does really detracts from what a great player he is, and could be.
After saying that I don't care who wins (in another thread?) I think I've come to realize that I want GSW to win.

 

[dviss1]

I no longer hate LBJ, but I still can't bring myself to fully respect him because he exaggerates minimal contact way too often. He's the most powerful and skilled player in the game (well, maybe not most skilled...but he's certainly in the discussion) - he shouldn't need to cheat his way to free fouls. The fact that he does really detracts from what a great player he is, and could be.
After saying that I don't care who wins (in another thread?) I think I've come to realize that I want GSW to win.

Agreed. His flopping is beneath him and completely unnecessary.

 

[BigGameDamian]

You should just ask LeBons girlfriend if he faked it.

 

[Voodoo]

I thought this thread was about the peen shot, like if he somehow faked that by photo shopping Oden's junk down there or something.

 

[magnifier661]

I think he tried a little too hard to keep himself and/or the basketball in bounds, and ended up overbalancing. I think he pushed off and kind of dove because he was instinctively trying not to land on the basketball.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[rasheedfan2005]

No. However, after studying his penis slip for scientific purposes, I conclude his wife most definitely fakes it.

 

[blue32]

He didn't fake it so much as embellished the hit and tried to sell a harder foul. Its just too bad this flop actually hurt him more than the other player.