The Cleveland Cavaliers did everything right in their 118-88 thrashing of the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night to complete the series sweep and secure their first trip back to the NBA Finals since 2007. Well ... almost everything right.
In the waning minutes of Game 4 — fresh off of pouring in 23 points, grabbing nine rebounds and dishing out seven assists — LeBron James draped his arm around coach David Blatt. The first-year NBA coach told King James, "you deserve this," but when the NBA superstar attempted to give Blatt five, the coach absent-mindedly left him hanging, creating instant Vine hysteria.
How in the world do you leave LeBron hanging, David? You can't leave the King hanging like that! This gives a whole new meaning to throwing rocks at the King's throne. Check out the moment here.
As great as the Cavs punching their ticket to the finals must have felt, James's first season back with the franchise has been turbulent.
Yet, King James managed to overcome every obstacle thrown his way. He steered the team to overcoming poor team chemistry early on in the season. He made sure they overcame a 19-20 start. He made the Cavs overcome rumors of Blatt being fired. James helped midseason additions such as center Timofey Mozgov, shooting guard J.R. Smith and small forward Iman Shumpert gel with the team and even overcame his own two-week absence. He overcame Kevin Love's season-ending injury and Kyrie Irving being hobbled by his own nagging injury in the playoffs. And ... he'll overcome this failed handshake attempt with Blatt.
This will be the fifth straight trip to the NBA Finals for LeBron. Yes, we're definitely witnessing greatness.
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