{"id":471767,"date":"2021-05-04T17:50:59","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T21:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=471767"},"modified":"2021-05-04T17:51:01","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T21:51:01","slug":"king-of-the-flop-counting-down-lebron-james-worst-acting-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/king-of-the-flop-counting-down-lebron-james-worst-acting-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018King Of The Flop\u2019: Counting Down LeBron James\u2019 Worst Acting Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fking-of-the-flop-counting-down-lebron-james-worst-acting-jobs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=471767&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1276875426.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>LeBron James may be letting his time in Hollywood carry over into his actual profession these days.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Sunday night at Staples Center, James put on quite the acting performance in the Lakers 121-114 loss to the Toronto Raptors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During a second quarter layup attempt, James appeared to get hit in the head by Stanley Johnson of the Raptors. You can be the judge on whether the reaction from James was warranted, let alone if he was even touched:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.6549295774648\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hope Lebron is okay from this awful hit. Hate to see players get hit like that.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1WIFUZK0yO\">pic.twitter.com\/1WIFUZK0yO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gracie (@graciemarx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/graciemarx\/status\/1389070181884862472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>It was a classic moment for James, as he repeatedly rubbed his head as if the contact, if there was any, caused him serious discomfort. The obvious flop seems to go against James\u2019 comments on the act back in 2014, when he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lCeOvikrXPc\">said<\/a>, \u201cI don\u2019t flop, I don\u2019t even know how to do it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Daily Wire went back and looked at James\u2019 history of flopping throughout his NBA career. Let\u2019s see which ones made the cut.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>March 2020 against the Memphis Grizzlies<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>This flop, with the Grizzlies Dillon Brooks guarding James, is some of the best acting you\u2019ll ever see. Brooks grazes his chin before James decides to really sell the foul.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.1376146788991\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LeBron with the Oscar winning flop <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NS88rkj7QZ\">pic.twitter.com\/NS88rkj7QZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJosiah54\/status\/1234171238592827392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b>November 2010 against the Phoenix Suns<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>In fairness to James, we see this exact play at least once in every NBA game. It\u2019s a classic way to sell a foul, but that doesn\u2019t make it any less of a flop.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lebron James, The King of Flop (HD)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JrBR_KPWVtE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>March 2013 against the Indiana Pacers<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Lance Stephenson and LeBron James have an interesting history. From Stephenson <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Cz3wvCNnF98\"><span>blowing<\/span><\/a><span> in James\u2019 ear, to sneaking into the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=O4TjBYSsCSg\"><span>Heat huddle<\/span><\/a><span> in the 2014 playoffs, the two had a fun rivalry. Maybe James was just trying to add to it with this flop?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LeBron Flop (03-10-2013)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/asky183PeSI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>November 2012 against the Cleveland Cavaliers\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>This particular flop by James can possibly be excused by the seasoned NBA fan, but a flop is a flop. As James gets set to take the charge, Dion Waiters side steps to avoid the contact, with the ensuing contact being minimal. James hypothetically could have absorbed the contact, but once your mind is set on taking a charge, you\u2019re usually going to sell it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LeBron James flop?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4VX2tAFPU88?start=8&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>March 2011 against the Los Angeles Lakers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This flop occurred late in a tight game against the Lakers, making the act even more egregious. There\u2019s nothing like a slight tap to the back of a 250 pound man to send him crashing to the floor.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LeBron James Flops Vs Lakers\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wtgwSh2Fr6Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>May 2012 against the Indiana Pacers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Why do James\u2019 flops always seem to come against the Pacers?<\/p>\n<p>The worst part of this flop is that there was a good chance the Pacers would have been given possession of the ball. While David West does knock the ball away, it appears to last touch James\u2019 hand on the way out of bounds.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LeBron James Flop\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lUXE6bH3qTQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><i><span>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers and the NBA for Sporting News. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LeBron James may be letting his time in Hollywood carry over into his actual profession these days.\u00a0On Sunday night at Staples Center, James put on quite the acting performance in &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2277326,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1276875426.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018King Of The Flop\u2019: Counting Down LeBron James\u2019 Worst Acting Jobs","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-471767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1276875426.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018King Of The Flop\u2019: Counting Down LeBron James\u2019 Worst Acting Jobs","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471767\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2277326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=471767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=471767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}