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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: Sccit on July 25, 2013, 12:54:53 PM
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LeBron explains crucial misses late in Philippines exhibition: ‘My jersey is too damn small’
On Tuesday, we shared with you the amusing note that a young man named Kobe dunked over LeBron James during a Nike-sponsored event in Manila that brought the Miami Heat superstar to the basketball-mad Philippines for the first time. In the midst of sharing that brief goof, we also noted that LeBron took part in an exhibition scrimmage between Gilas Pilipinas, the Philippines national basketball team, and a select squad of Filipino college players "coached" by James.
We showed you the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player coming off the bench to don a jersey and run with the Filipino ballplayers, nailing a couple of deep 3-pointers, throwing down a monster alley-oop dunk and setting up the scrimmagers for buckets of their own. We did not show you the apparently thrilling conclusion of the contest, which Gilas won, 29-27, "after James missed a potential game-tying lay-up in the dying seconds," according to Camille B. Naredo of ABS-CBNnews.com. (That sound you heard was the rumbling of long-dormant naysayers buried deep underground, stirring up their blood-curdling "NOT CLUTCH" cries.)
So, LeBron, you blew it. You're distraught and ashamed. We get it. But what do you have to say for yourself? From Naredo:
“The reason I missed those last two shots is because my jersey is too damn small, so forgive me,” said James, who also thrilled the crowd by throwing signed basketballs to the stands.
And with that, every player on an Adidas T-shirsey team just got one "Get Out of Jail Free" card. Very thoughtful of you, LeBron.
Given how rabid Filipino fans are for basketball — die-hards might remember how much attendees loved the all-star exhibition put on there by a number of NBA players during the 2011 lockout — and James' status as Nike's preeminent pitchman, it's kind of surprising that this was LeBron's first trip to the Southeast Asian island nation. But he said he knew what to expect on arrival after a brief consultation with a Filipino American colleague, according to Ryan Songalia of USA TODAY Sports:
"My head coach Eric Spoelstra told me all about it," James said [...] "It's just a great culture that is very passionate about what they love and what they believe in."
That much was evident in the outpouring of support shown James upon his arrival and throughout the "#WitnessHistory" event. I wouldn't hold out too much hope for the Filipino faithful "believing in" that excuse for missing a layup, though; you'll probably need more people for that one.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/lebron-explains-crucial-misses-philippines-exhibition-jersey-too-152955878.html
http://www.youtube.com/v/x0sSQlQDG8g
http://www.youtube.com/v/izSSh_ClxzM
LMAO
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while your at it you also forgot to mention the report that Lebron isn't going to do the olympics anymore
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while your at it you also forgot to mention the report that Lebron isn't going to do the olympics anymore
YEA, SEEN THAT SHIT 2 :D
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Taints his legacy in my opinion.
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Taints his legacy in my opinion.
i agree
those 2 titles are nice but dude lost a pick-up game. that never happened to anybody else before. i hope the Heat trade him.
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LOL@THE LEBRON LOVERS
IT DOESNT TAINT HIS LEGACY, JUST MORE FUNNY SHIT 2 LAUGH AT FROM UR IDOL
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuZBJGcNyD8
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Easy, Hack. Kobe ain't no ballhog. Jimmy doesn't even watch the games.
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LeBron is also known as a choke, does that make it true?
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LeBron is also known as a choke, does that make it true?
known by who? bitter Cleveland stans? Dude just dropped 38 points in game 7 of the finals....you mad.
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LeBron is also known as a choke, does that make it true?
known by who? bitter Cleveland stans? Dude just dropped 38 points in game 7 of the finals....you mad.
There are more LeBron choke jokes online than Kobe ballhog jokes.. Fall back
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Nigga just ended all of that with the last two Finals. Where you been, son?
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lol where he choked and got saved by rayray?
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lebron got too much acclaim as a kid...hes not hungry and knows that hes good enough to not put forth his full effoprt everynight and win that bothers me about him
it pisses me off anytime he fucks something up he runs for an excuse FAST or he starts rubbing his elbow or shoulder or something like "yeah dog i normally make all those" but as i was saying you can tell in those final seconds of big games sometimes lebron looks lost in his own head like hes thinking about it to hard how its gonna look later on sports center etc. hes a prima donna who is very self consious about himself and foe someone who is ego driven that can be a huge conflict.
i was actually proud the night lebron lost his headband and said fuck it lets just play...there was another time in cleveland he lost his headband during a hard foul i swear to god he told the ref he was going home it looked like he mouthed the words
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it pisses me off anytime he fucks something up he runs for an excuse FAST or he starts rubbing his elbow or shoulder or something like "yeah dog i normally make all those" but as i was saying you can tell in those final seconds of big games sometimes lebron looks lost in his own head like hes thinking about it to hard how its gonna look later on sports center etc. hes a prima donna who is very self consious about himself and foe someone who is ego driven that can be a huge conflict.
SPOT ON
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lol where he choked and got saved by rayray?
what did Ray Allen do in game 7 to save the heat?
0 points...thought so.
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PRETTY SURE U KNOW WHAT IM TALKIN BOUT BROKEN HEAD
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PRETTY SURE U KNOW WHAT IM TALKIN BOUT BROKEN HEAD
so the Lakers never got bailed out by guys like Robert Horry? Jordan never got bailed out by Kerr? and insert 50 other teams that got bailed out by non role players....you sound silly. hell, Kobe always says he wouldn't have won that 5th ring without Ron Artest hitting that shot in game 7.
btw why you biting K-macc's steez with the broken head?
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PRETTY SURE U KNOW WHAT IM TALKIN BOUT BROKEN HEAD
so the Lakers never got bailed out by guys like Robert Horry? Jordan never got bailed out by Kerr? and insert 50 other teams that got bailed out by non role players....you sound silly. hell, Kobe always says he wouldn't have won that 5th ring without Ron Artest hitting that shot in game 7.
btw why you biting K-macc's steez with the broken head?
im the one who accidentally came out with the broken head thing i posted that pic of frankenhack and i drew a big crack in the middle of your hairline. damn now that da sauce is gone most of those pics are gone :(
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PRETTY SURE U KNOW WHAT IM TALKIN BOUT BROKEN HEAD
so the Lakers never got bailed out by guys like Robert Horry? Jordan never got bailed out by Kerr? and insert 50 other teams that got bailed out by non role players....you sound silly. hell, Kobe always says he wouldn't have won that 5th ring without Ron Artest hitting that shot in game 7.
btw why you biting K-macc's steez with the broken head?
im the one who accidentally came out with the broken head thing i posted that pic of frankenhack and i drew a big crack in the middle of your hairline. damn now that da sauce is gone most of those pics are gone :(
lmao :D
do you still have that microsoft paint picture of me? i was quote as being part of the 320 mp3 gang or something like that :D
NIK and Ferhat also had legendary Paint photos...but even funnier than those 3 was Infinite's 8) 8)
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PRETTY SURE U KNOW WHAT IM TALKIN BOUT BROKEN HEAD
so the Lakers never got bailed out by guys like Robert Horry? Jordan never got bailed out by Kerr? and insert 50 other teams that got bailed out by non role players....you sound silly. hell, Kobe always says he wouldn't have won that 5th ring without Ron Artest hitting that shot in game 7.
btw why you biting K-macc's steez with the broken head?
LOL YEA BUT THOSE MENTIONED GAME-SAVING MOMENTS FROM ROLE PLAYER DIDNT COME AFTER AN ENTIRE SERIES OF CHOKING BY THE SUPPOSED LEADER, AS WE ALL KNOW HAPPENED WITH LEBRON. RAY ALLEN DOESNT HIT THAT SHOT AND LEBRON IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 2 OF THE BIGGEST CHOKEJOBS IN FINALS HISTORY......THATS WHY I SAY RAYRAY SAVED HIM.
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tell me how Lebron spent the "entire season choking" while winning the MVP award
i'd love to hear this :D
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tell me how Lebron spent the "entire season choking" while winning the MVP award
i'd love to hear this :D
HUH? U TRYIN TOO HARD
LOL
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The troll is so strong with NIK. History (and of course statistics......and of course the human eye test) will tell us LeBron was the greatest and NIK knows that day is approaching. Son's trying so hard to fight that final battle.
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tell me how Lebron spent the "entire season choking" while winning the MVP award
i'd love to hear this :D
i think all i got is tanners nik and infinite i did a good one for ferhat too...
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tanners was great
"i can't believe she did this to me"
didn't he call you up and have a meltdown after he saw it?
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The troll is so strong with NIK.
History (and of course statistics......and of course the human eye test) will tell us LeBron was the greatest
U COMIN OFF IRONIC HERE, GAYBOY
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Lol @ cutting out the part where I mentioned "one day" meaning not at the moment lmao.
Troll nigga.
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tanners was great
"i can't believe she did this to me"
didn't he call you up and have a meltdown after he saw it?
yeah he called my babys mothers phone and left alooooooooooong ass message. she was like who the fuck is this playing on my phone?
so then i had to explain the whole weinergate story to her and after that she was like okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
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Lol @ cutting out the part where I mentioned "one day" meaning not at the moment lmao.
Troll nigga.
MY SENTIMENTS REMAIN