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[Ninja Scooter]

i just checked every boxscore for niners/packers that jerry rice played in and i do not see any fumbles. not sure which game you are talking about bruh

You know he fumbled that ball, brah. You know it.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

Yes. They would have. If they couldn't walk the way LeBron couldn't leaving them out there would have been a disservice to their team.

C'mon, bro. You and I have watched Kobe for years. He is a fucking lunatic and would hobble his ass out there. Lakers would lose cause he was forcing it but he'd have his ass out there.

 

[Barbacoatl]

What needs to fucking stop is you hitting the post button. Awful read. PEACE.

Only thing that needs stopping is your post-signing.

Yours,

DCX

 

[Gordon Shumway]

QUICK POLL:

how many here have gotten a dehydration cramp?

Yooooo! Two weeks ago, rode from sw 120th and 270th st (Homestead) to (THAT BULLSHIT THEY LIKE TO CALL SOUTH BEACH..which ain't that at all..sorry, folks) AAA. Holy shit. The last three miles, after having no liquids for almost 10? Both my thighs just said "done!" Never felt anything so crazy in my life. One second, I'm just pushing. Next? "Fuck you, pay me.."

 

[Black Mamba]

I know, he was done.

I'm just saying a madman like Kobe or Jordan would have fucking hobbled out there, win lose or draw.

Come on you're being ridiculous. How many players would have even came back in like lebron did?

 

[cr_blah_blah]

You can't play through cramps. I'd imagine Lebron is the most fit person in the entirety of the NBA. It's weird that he was the only one actually effected. Hold that hope, Heat fan, that's all you're going to have.

 

[CookedChocobo]

Yeah, the real story/hilarity is the Heat collapsing without Lebron on the floor IMO.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

C'mon, bro. You and I have watched Kobe for years. He is a fucking lunatic and would hobble his ass out there. Lakers would lose cause he was forcing it but he'd have his ass out there.

He's been fortunate enough to not suffer a severe cramp like that. I don't doubt Kobe's ability to play through any kind of pain, but a cramp is not like that. With a cramp it's like your leg is basically paralyzed. It's not playing through pain. LeBron WAS IN THERE. He fucking scored while having severe cramps, but if you can't walk you can't walk. Dude couldn't even limp if he tried. His leg was basically dead.

 

[Squalor]

Both teams played in the heat.

It's as simple as that.

 

[offtopic]

Sad to see such blatant cheating. Broken AC? Really? Sadly that will be overlooked because LeBron left the game with cramps.

Since the Spurs know that LeBron can't handle heat they shouldn't fix the AC for the next game. Maybe turn the heaters on? There is no rule against it.

 

[jman2050]

C'mon, bro. You and I have watched Kobe for years. He is a fucking lunatic and would hobble his ass out there. Lakers would lose cause he was forcing it but he'd have his ass out there.

That's... not something to be proud of... like at all.

That's just stupidity, not that I believe that Kobe would willingly risk playing through cramps like you think he would.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

What needs to fucking stop is you hitting the post button. Awful read. PEACE.

Why are you so salty, bro?

WAR

 

[offtopic]

He's been fortunate enough to not suffer a severe cramp like that. I don't doubt Kobe's ability to play through any kind of pain, but a cramp is not like that. With a cramp it's like your leg is basically paralyzed. It's not playing through pain.

Dude shot free throws after his achilles tendon snapped and rolled up into his calf. Think LeBron would have done that?

 

[Black Mamba]

Jordan would have been out there, man.

He is a fucking insane madman. LeBron isn't.

Insanity. Have you ever cramped? It's physically impossible.

 

[Draconian]

Yes. They would have. If they couldn't walk the way LeBron couldn't leaving them out there would have been a disservice to their team.

MJ had the heart of a champion. He would've played through it, hit the game winning shot, and been home in time for corn flakes.

 

[Future PhaZe]

well

once the only players left on the court were Dwayne Wade, Ray Allen and Chris Bosh you knew it was over--how are you supposed to win with such little talent?

heat in 5

 

[Darkman M]

Game two can't come soon enough.

 

[CartridgeBlower]

Except it wasn't an injury. It was something he should have started addressing the minute they realized the game was going to be a hot one. Salt pills (endurance athletes have to take these all the time), gatorade, IV at half time. All that stuff needed to be done.

That said, why was he the only one to cramp up? There are similar sized guys on the floor. Better shape? Better conditioned? Better nutrition? Better management of their body's resources? It isn't simply that "he has a lot of muscle hur hur".

Such rational points will quickly have you written off as a 'Lebron hater' in this thread. Tread carefully.

 

[Future Foundation]

As he should be. And MJ probably would have.

If guys like Kobe, ya know, real legends, can win in the finals with broken fingers and busted knees, then LeCramp has no excuse.

I can't tell if this is a joke post or not. It has to be, because no one could be this terrible on purpose.

This warrior tough guy hero ball bullshit also led to the worst injury of Kobe's career when he tried to play hurt and made shit worse.

 

[Cse]

Jordan would have been out there, man.

He is a fucking insane madman. LeBron isn't.

Didn't Jordan play with a fever / the flu during one of the NBA Finals games and end up 30+ points?

Playing through cramps is tough, but when you have the flu, you don't have the energy to even lift your arm.

 

[Elfforkusu]

Jordan would have been out there, man.

He is a fucking insane madman. LeBron isn't.

.

LeBron is a great player, but what young people need to understand is that Jordan was not, as they say, quite normal.

 

[v0yce]

Why the fuck would he fake it? Do some of you listen to yourselves sometimes? It was a fucking 2 point game at that point

He was gassed and being injured looks better?

I don't think that's what happened, but it's not a crazy thought like you're trying to make it seem and happens all the time.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

Insanity. Have you ever cramped? It's physically impossible.

I'd never assume to know what that clown goes through. Impossible? Depends. Can it cripple your ass? Yeah! Any one that says otherwise is an idiot.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

Come on you're being ridiculous. How many players would have even came back in like lebron did?

He's been fortunate enough to not suffer a severe cramp like that. I don't doubt Kobe's ability to play through any kind of pain, but a cramp is not like that. With a cramp it's like your leg is basically paralyzed. It's not playing through pain. LeBron WAS IN THERE. He fucking scored while having severe cramps, but if you can't walk you can't walk. Dude couldn't even limp if he tried. His leg was basically dead.

I simply disagree with you guys. I think with the TV timeouts and team timeouts, I could have seen him go back in but he didn't. Oh well. He'll get treatment and be back on Sunday.

I would have liked to have seen him make a bigger attempt to get back in the game and help his team but what can you do?

 

[racketpunch]

How can you play when you can barely even walk? Plus its game 1 who cares?

One game means a lot, especially in the finals.

 

[Syphon Filter]

well

once the only players left on the court were Dwayne Wade, Ray Allen and Chris Bosh you knew it was over--how are you supposed to win with such little talent?

heat in 5

the jinx thing aint going to work bro.we know you want spurs to win on the low lol.

 

[TheDrizzlerJ11]

Hey fools, LeBron tried to go back in at one point but Spo wouldnt let him. We need him for 4 out of the next 6, wasnt worth an injury when hes as bad as he was.

 

[Squalor]

well

once the only players left on the court were Dwayne Wade, Ray Allen and Chris Bosh you knew it was over--how are you supposed to win with such little talent?

heat in 5

Saved for when the Heat don't sweep the next four games.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Dude shot free throws after his achilles tendon snapped and rolled up into his calf. Think LeBron would have done that?

I don't know. Why does that matter? He just had to stand there and shoot a free throw, not run up and down the court playing offense and defense in a close NBA Finals game. Had LeBron been fouled on that last shot he took, you don't think he could have just stood there and shot a free throw, then had his team call a time out and get him out of the game?

He was gassed and being injured looks better?

I don't think that's what happened, but it's not a crazy thought like you're trying to make it seem and happens all the time.

He's the best player in the league, a four time MVP, two time defending Finals MVP. Saying he wouldn't have been in there no matter how gassed he was in a close game with few minutes left to play IS as crazy as I make it out to be. There's no basis for it.

 

[Dunedain_Ranger]

So what heat gaf is assuming is that the spurs purposely risked their own players safety just to win game one of the series. I mean they all played in the same temperature right ?

 

[Black Mamba]

Dude shot free throws after his achilles tendon snapped and rolled up into his calf. Think LeBron would have done that?

I have torn my Achilles and cramped playing ball. It is much easier to shoot those fts with a torn Achilles than walk with full leg cramps.

Not that shooting wasnt amazing too. But it's different. You can still hobble and stand on a leg. It's a of pain tolerance. With the cramp your muscles are out of control.

I'm also a huge lakers and Kobe can.

 

[Spinluck]

Both teams played in the heat.

It's as simple as that.

 

[john whiteguy84]

Sad to see such blatant cheating. Broken AC? Really? Sadly that will be overlooked because LeBron left the game with cramps.

Pffffftttttt hahahahhah.... Because it only impacted LeBron, no one else on the court.... Go watch some more loose change and get a new roll of tin foil, that hat is falling apart

 

[soundahfekz]

Insanity. Have you ever cramped? It's physically impossible.

Dudes are on some dumb shit.

I caught hydration cramp in both legs simultaneously after a crazy ass nye night of drinking a few years ago. You can't walk and the pain is the worst ever.

 

[Arkos]

Super Bowl Blackout 2: The Crampening

 

[Barbacoatl]

So what heat gaf is assuming is that the spurs purposely risked their own players safety just to win game one of the series. I mean they all played in the same temperature right ?

Yeah but have you ever got cramps, nerd?

 

[Squalor]

Lance "AC" Stephenson

I already said it, haha.

 

[Stormhammer]

i just checked every boxscore for niners/packers that jerry rice played in and i do not see any fumbles. not sure which game you are talking about bruh

I think he meant Rice's catch that was actually not a catch.

 

[Forceatowulf]

Insanity. Have you ever cramped? It's physically impossible.

yeah sure. I bet people would say the same thing about a man snapping his god damn achilles tendon "It's unpossible to play on that!!" Kobe still didn't give a FUCK

And that was a reg season game...

 

[victreeb3l]

Lets go Spursss!

lmao this is on the NBA websites front page:

 

[Malvingt2]

Jemele Hill ‏@jemelehill 2m

The Laker fans shading LeBron are quick to bring up Kobe's Achilles...but not the Phoenix series where he mysteriously stopped shooting.

 

[Starphoenix]

People saying the Spurs played well this game obviously did not watch the same game I did. They're lucky to have turned it around in the fourth. It's a testament to their D that they weren't blown out with 20+ turnovers.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Didn't Jordan play with a fever / the flu during one of the NBA Finals games and end up 30+ points?

Playing through cramps is tough, but when you have the flu, you don't have the energy to even lift your arm.

That was a hangover not the flu.

 

[HerbertFish]

Dead

 

[ryutaro's mama]

Saved for when the Heat don't sweep the next four games.

He is being sarcastic.

 

[Jopie]

The hyperbole regarding Jordan is insane. At this point, someone could break their leg and shred their knee and people would claim that Jordan could play thru it.

Both teams had to play in the same heat, it sucks that it impacted Lebron more than anyone else. It also makes me realize how accustomed basketball players are to playing in ideal conditions.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

yeah sure. I bet people would say the same thing about a man snapping his god damn achilles tendon "It's unpossible to play on that!!" Kobe still didn't give a FUCK

And that was a reg season game...

He didn't play on it. He shot a free throw. A women's NCAA player once shot a free throw on a torn acl, does this mean that every player that ever leaves a game with a torn acl is a sissy or something?

 

[Error]

Entertaining series, I thought Spurs were going to lose. How they survived those 23 turnovers I don't know but it was a huge win, I don't expect them to play that sloppy throughout the rest of the series.

Good to see Ginobili playing well, he was absolutel garbage in last season's finals.

Can't wait for game 2.

 

[Elfforkusu]

That was a hangover not the flu.

Was actually food poisoning.

Spoiler

The game was in Utah

 

[Trey]

Had a cramp once. It's basically your muscle going, "nope, fuck you!" and rolling around inside itself just to spite you. Painful and debilitating.