Will Lebron's return from injury be his Willis Reed moment?

ropjhk · Post #1 » by **ropjhk** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 3:56 am

This moment of courage will be talked about for years if the Heat win the series. Lebron goes down due to leg cramps at a crucial time in the game. OKC takes the lead and look like they may pull out a run. Lebron comes back into the game still hobbling. Immediately the Heat get an emotional lift and Lebron hits a huge 3 pointer. He didn't really do much else, and he couldn't finish the game, but his mere presence lifted his teammates and saved the game for the Heat. This was a mini Willis Reed moment IMO and will be one of the moments that will define Lebron's career. I fully expect a writer to make this connection.

Also I think Westbrook's foul is the equivalent to Chris Webber's timeout.

KL78192020 · Post #2 » by **KL78192020** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 3:57 am

Is that the injury officially? Hopefully he's 100% next gme.

ecnirp · Post #3 » by **ecnirp** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 3:59 am

Brian Windhorst ‏@WindhorstESPN
LeBron was being bothered by cramps at halftime, limited him thru 3Q. Tried to play thru it but couldn't.

LeMVP · Post #4 » by **LeMVP** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 4:00 am

a) That's not an injury.

b) It's LeBron.

Bet your house and your family that he will be on the floor thursday.

MrHidden · Post #5 » by **MrHidden** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 4:02 am

LeMVP wrote:a) That's not an injury.

b) It's LeBron.

Bet your house and your family that he will be on the floor thursday.

Willis Redd 2.0 :wink:

TheDon008 · Post #6 » by **TheDon008** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 4:06 am

IT WILL GO DOWN AS A LEGENDARY PERFORMANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Linear Railgun · Post #7 » by **Linear Railgun** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 4:06 am

Like I said, faking it for the legacy. :roll:

arsenic · Post #8 » by **arsenic** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 4:06 am

The LeCramp for 3 will go down in history.

Mars · Post #9 » by **Mars** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 4:10 am

"It was just sheer will and competitiveness." © Spo

ecnirp · Post #10 » by **ecnirp** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 4:13 am

ESPN Stats & Info ‏@ESPNStatsInfo
LeBron scored or assisted on 55 of the Heat's 104 points. He's the 1st with 26 Pts, 12 Ast, 9 Reb in NBA Finals game since Larry Bird ('86).

imchillin · Post #11 » by **imchillin** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 4:22 am

arsenic wrote:The LeCramp for 3 will go down in history.

Big HUGE GIGANTIC 3

Kyle6 · Post #12 » by **Kyle6** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:23 am

Xenoblade wrote:Like I said, faking it for the legacy.

Are you serious? On the play where he fell, you can clearly see his leg lock up. Not sure if you have ever had a cramp... lmao

Heat3 · Post #13 » by **Heat3** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 1:36 pm

He was just cramping up cause he was getting no rest and no time to hydrate. The pace of the game picked up a lot in the 3rd. He was looking gassed then already. That won't last very long, just wasn't going to clear up in time to be useful in the game.

NoComparison · Post #14 » by **NoComparison** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 1:47 pm

Cramp injuries take several days to heal... will he be OK by tommorow?

I hope so.

Wade2k6 · Post #15 » by **Wade2k6** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 1:58 pm

NoComparison wrote:Cramp injuries take several days to heal... will he be OK by tommorow?

I hope so.

The good thing is he's probably getting everything possible to rehydrate him & help the cramps: IV fluids, gatorade, bananas, ice bath, etc.

NoComparison · Post #16 » by **NoComparison** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 2:02 pm

Wade2k6 wrote:
NoComparison wrote:Cramp injuries take several days to heal... will he be OK by tommorow?

I hope so.

The good thing is he's probably getting everything possible to rehydrate him & help the cramps: IV fluids, gatorade, bananas, ice bath, etc.

man im even more nervous about tmrw's game. r u?

we dont want to go back to Oklahoma... no way.

just win. get it done. win in MIAMI.

be hungry guys. it aint over til its over.

Post #17 » by **DefenseWins** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 4:35 pm

NoComparison wrote:Cramp injuries take several days to heal... will he be OK by tommorow?

I hope so.

It's not an injury.... a cramp is not really an injury to me.

LeBron is getting 1st class treatment on everything he does. He will just soak in his pool, training staff will help, his chef will make whatever to heal his cramp. He will be fine.