LeBron James's Game 7 cramps were a calculated 'escape plan' to have an excuse if the Cavaliers lost
I actually have a theory that [LeBron's cramps] was an escape plan. Because when he went to the locker room, it was tied. So he was like, if I go to the locker room with cramps, it's an excuse in case we lose this game.
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Tristan [Thompson] Kardashian was basically the— I mean, he didn't play the entire series... Ty Lue... was saving all his energy... It's actually a genius plan by Ty Lue. [Fresh legs] for game seven.
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Yeah, so this series was a negative mark on LeBron's legacy, even though he averaged like 42 points and basically a triple-double.
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