LeBron James is under fire after walking off the court during Game 3 of the Finals while there were 10 seconds left on the clock, something that didn’t sit well with anybody in the NBA community. The Miami Heat, led by Jimmy Butler, pulled off a 115-104 victory over the Lakers to put the series 2-1, a lot better than the 3-0 most people expected to see at the end of the night.
After the game, James revealed it was frustration what caused his reaction, but that didn’t prevent fans from criticizing him for that attitude. The Lakers were down 13 and the game was practically finished, but this is not the way you act knowing that you have the lead of the series.
LeBron walked off the court with 10 seconds left. pic.twitter.com/zTvwZhHDq5
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 5, 2020
NBA community absolutely destroyed James for his behavior, with some claiming this is not something a so-called ‘GOAT’ would do if he was in that position.
That’s why I hate Lebron James. Walks off the court like a baby before the game is over. Take the loss and move on.
— Joel Watson (@_Watson29) October 5, 2020
Can't stand LeBron James. Walks off the floor before the game is over because his crying wasn't getting him calls. #weak
— Dave Riopelle (@RiopelleDavid) October 5, 2020
THIS YO GOAT?? SMH
— uoʇʎǝd ➫ (@Nix4Sixx) October 5, 2020
Can you imagine your GOAT playing an injured inferior team in the finals, getting locked up offensively, turning over the ball, disappearing defensively… while losing the game.
— Omaree Rose (@ShottaTrades) October 5, 2020
Lost respect for him this series frfr
— Mink Flow (@currypistonn) October 5, 2020
And this is why Jordan will always be the goat. MJ would've never pulled this crap and walked off the court like that.
— Mike Loughlin 🦂 (@MikeLoughlin77) October 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/okcsucksass/status/1312947153614991361https://twitter.com/WamiWaynwiedWo/status/1312946778875015169
— 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙩𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 (@WadexFlash) October 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/Chris59108514/status/1312949177014386694
Being the "GOAT" means the total package, not just in numbers. Attitude counts. Sportsmanship counts. Being the leader counts – or acting as a true leader. Being disrespectful to the opposing team does not.
— Richard Sam Bera (@richardbera) October 5, 2020
I have lost respect for LeBron James on Soo many levels and this right here is one of the reasons why. So disrespectful on his part That's supposed to be the "King" the leader of basketball, this is what he does!!! 🤦♂️.
— Jaymz L Horton (@HortonJaymz) October 5, 2020
This is one big difference between MJ and @KingJames MJ would never walk off just because he was losing. Super poor sportsmanship on the highest stage.
— Dustin M (@Doublebogie98) October 5, 2020
Felt like he walked off mid 4th quarter
— Matt🇲🇽 (@Mattfm8) October 5, 2020
This y’all’s goat?
— Ryan (@rtw579) October 5, 2020
Bad sportsmanship!
— DJ BIG BOI (@DJBIGBOI) October 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/YourGirlCrib96/status/1312963900690911232
LeBron is one of the most famous athletes in the world. Whatever he does, it’ll bring a lot of attention to him and when he does something bad, things take another dimension. That’s exactly what happened on Sunday night and now he’s getting a huge backlash following two big games against the Heat, where everybody was throwing flowers at him.
