{"id":530653,"date":"2021-05-20T18:06:17","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T22:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=530653"},"modified":"2021-05-20T18:06:20","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T22:06:20","slug":"actor-of-the-year-lebron-james-goes-viral-after-exaggerating-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actor-of-the-year-lebron-james-goes-viral-after-exaggerating-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Actor Of The Year\u2019: LeBron James Goes Viral After Exaggerating Injury"},"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%2Factor-of-the-year-lebron-james-goes-viral-after-exaggerating-injury%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=530653&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-1233002103-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>The NBA gave us everything we wanted on Wednesday night \u2014 star power, playoff intensity, and a reminder that LeBron James still has his Hollywood acting chops.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors 103-100 in the 7-8 play-in matchup. Curry had 37 points on 6-9 shooting from three, while James finished with 22 including the game winning three from 34 feet with 58.2 seconds left in the game. It was the longest three of the season for James, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/31475054\/lebron-james-delivers-clutch-los-angeles-lakers-take-7th-seed-nba-playoffs\">ESPN Stats &amp; Information<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And while James\u2019 performance secured a playoff berth for the Lakers, it was his theatrics \u2014 rather than his gameplay \u2014 that stole the show.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>James, known throughout the league for his flopping, put forward two Oscar-worthy performances during Wednesday night\u2019s thriller which had social media buzzing.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The first flop came against the Warriors\u2019 Juan Toscano-Anderson early in the fourth quarter. James \u2014 attempting to draw a charge on the play \u2014 threw himself backwards after minimal contact and was rewarded with an offensive foul. After review, the referee\u2019s determined that the play was not an offensive foul, but a block on James.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=_h3Ff7wP6EA&#038;feature=oembed\">https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=_h3Ff7wP6EA&amp;feature=oembed<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>While on the bench during the review, James clearly points to his chin indicating that Toscano-Anderson hit him with an elbow to the face. Based on the replay, James\u2019 face was never touched and the reversal of the call confirmed it.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>James wasn\u2019t done showing the world that he\u2019s learned a thing or two from his recent Hollywood <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2021\/04\/space-jam-2-trailer-lebron-james-a-new-legacy-1234626808\/\">acting roles<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Late in the fourth quarter, James went up for a layup with the Warriors\u2019 Draymond Green defending. Green \u2014 who was fantastic defensively the entire game \u2014 committed a hard foul on the play, sending James to the line for two free-throws.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>James spent the next few minutes writhing on the ground, acting as if the contact on the play nearly blinded him.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.5949367088608\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Draymond was called for a common foul on LeBron. <\/p>\n<p>LeBron stayed down after the whistle. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8dRol1ovsp\">pic.twitter.com\/8dRol1ovsp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsCenter\/status\/1395236724394004482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>After reviewing the call to determine whether Green committed a flagrant foul, it was determined to be a common foul on the floor.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rightfully, James\u2019 acting job was mocked on social media.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.875\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Actor of the year \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CJMcCollum\/status\/1395235681778036738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>As James commonly does, he leaned into the supposed eye injury after the game in order to make his game-winning shot appear even more impressive.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI put in a lot of work in my game,\u201d James said. \u201cAfter the Draymond finger to the eye, I was literally seeing three rims out there. I just shot at the middle one. And I was able to, with the grace from the man above, I was able to knock it down.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.926829268293\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LeBron on his game-winning shot: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter Draymond\u2019s finger to the eye, I was literally seeing three rims out there. I just shot for the middle one\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rachel__Nichols?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Rachel__Nichols<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Di0Je54UWT\">pic.twitter.com\/Di0Je54UWT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsCenter\/status\/1395240632981934080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>With the win, the Lakers secured the seventh seed in the Western Conference Playoffs, and will play the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.<\/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><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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