Lakers superstar LeBron James, who’s famously anti-social media during the postseason, couldn’t avoid seeing the viral meme about him shared to Instagram by Warriors’ forward JaMychal Green.
to draw whistles. James gave an emphatic comment after the Lakers’ Game 5 loss that his teams don’t flop; Green reshared a social media post of James at the press conference table and dropped a big ol’ blue cap emoji on his head.
Usually, James’ postseason social media sabbatical would mean he’d miss a shot like this. But not this time.Kendrick Perkins said during Friday morning’s episode of First Take . “Yeah, yeah, he saw it, you know why? Because I sent it to him. So I know he seen it. I sent it to him. Damn it, I got Lakers in six. I sent it to him, Molly. I always — look, I stay petty, so I don’t have to get petty.”
That Friday morning news dump was enough to make co-analyst Stephen A. Smith back off his talk of a Warriors comeback.
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