Twitter Reaction: LeBron’s Oscar-worthy Game 3 flop vs. Raptors

Cory Joseph joins Arash Madani to talk about the Raptors’ 99-84 win over the Cavaliers in game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

First, there was a forgettable turn hosting Saturday Night Live. Then, some mildly amusing costume-based comedy at the ESPY’s followed, of course, by last summer’s surprisingly impressive role in the Amy Schumer comedy Trainwreck.

Point is: he’s getting better. And Saturday night might have been LeBron James’ best acting performance yet.

In the first half of the Raptors’ 99-84 win vs. Cleveland in Game 3 of their East Finals series, James was inadvertently elbowed by teammate Tristan Thompson during a skirmish involving Toronto’s Cory Joseph and DeMarre Carroll. Carroll was originally issued a technical foul for his ‘elbow’ on James, which rescinded upon video review.

Here’s what the Twitterverse had to say about it:

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Of course, that wasn’t The Kings only performance of the night:

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Chris Black on Twitter

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