LeBron James has been accused many times in the past of exaggerating injuries. In fact, there have been many fan videos of LeBron winning an Oscar for his blatant acting on the court.
LeBron with the Oscar winning flop pic.twitter.com/9YccFcntnR
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In the Los Angeles Lakers’ recent playoff game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, LeBron was inadvertently struck in the face, sending the superstar to the floor in visible pain. He stayed down for a while before finally getting up and back to playing.
The foul was reviewed and determined to be a common foul. After the game, fans on social media shared a video of LeBron when he was “hurt,” showing King James peaking to see how people were reacting to his injury.
Nah man they FINALLY CAUGHT LEBRON lmaoooo
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Yes, this clearly looks to be an act. It isn’t just LeBron, however. The entire league flops way too much. This is one of the reasons why the causal fan isn’t interested in the NBA anymore.
