[TarHeelRavenParticipant]

 One of the most gifted athletes of all time in guy sport is cramping up so bad he had to be carried off the court.  Never seen anything like that before.  Wow.

[Taylor Gang MikeParticipant]

 Bang!!!! But with all due respect.. Playing in hot weather will make you cramp up. Trust me, your body is hot enough and you need a cool down for your muscles to flow.. So I understand completely

[Taylor Gang MikeParticipant]

 Bang!!!! But with all due respect.. Playing in hot weather will make you cramp up. Trust me, your body is hot enough and you need a cool down for your muscles to flow.. So I understand completely

[LazarusMunozParticipant]

 Adrian Peterson says "Nigga,please"

[LazarusMunozParticipant]

 Adrian Peterson says "Nigga,please"

[BenchWarmerParticipant]

I hate seeing this in sports, it was such a good physical back and fourth game till he left. Disappointing

[BenchWarmerParticipant]

I hate seeing this in sports, it was such a good physical back and fourth game till he left. Disappointing

[llperez]

 never seen a cramp so bad you couldnt imediately walk or continue playing? Ive both seen and experienced it myself plenty of times. 

[llperez]

 never seen a cramp so bad you couldnt imediately walk or continue playing? Ive both seen and experienced it myself plenty of times. 

[Taylor Gang MikeParticipant]

 BTW, player cramp up all the time

[Taylor Gang MikeParticipant]

 BTW, player cramp up all the time

[torukParticipant]

I Believe this AC will be broken for the rest of the postseason.

[torukParticipant]

I Believe this AC will be broken for the rest of the postseason.

[ReactionParticipant]

 I hate seeing this happen. I’m not even a Heat fan but I truly hate when people bring up "Jordan playing through a 100+ degree fever, etc." and Lebron can’t even play through a cramp as if its some ridiculous knock on him and his dedication to basketball/greatness in the sport. People need to realize how difficult it is to play at such a high level for so long in the heat especially at the speed the games are played today. Sure playing with a fever is hard, but so is cramping up and not being able to even walk off the court. 

[ReactionParticipant]

 I hate seeing this happen. I’m not even a Heat fan but I truly hate when people bring up "Jordan playing through a 100+ degree fever, etc." and Lebron can’t even play through a cramp as if its some ridiculous knock on him and his dedication to basketball/greatness in the sport. People need to realize how difficult it is to play at such a high level for so long in the heat especially at the speed the games are played today. Sure playing with a fever is hard, but so is cramping up and not being able to even walk off the court. 

[Ghost01Participant]

It sucks LeBron cramped up and all, but lets put this into context

Don’t NFL players play in pads in 80+ degree weather in Florida? Its not like every game there is automatically some players cramping out due to the heat. The heat isn’t the excuse, its just random bad luck. 

LeBron has cramping problems, this has happened before. 

[ReactionParticipant]

 Just to play a little bit of devils advocate to this (just for the hell of it), you can’t really compare the NFL to the NBA. Players in the NFL get far more breaks typically than NBA players. Players switch out between downs and different players play offense and defense. 

[ReactionParticipant]

 Just to play a little bit of devils advocate to this (just for the hell of it), you can’t really compare the NFL to the NBA. Players in the NFL get far more breaks typically than NBA players. Players switch out between downs and different players play offense and defense. 

[Hacker90Participant]

 As playing outside with fresh hair. Not some arena full of fans at 90 degrees with hardly any circulating air

[Hacker90Participant]

 As playing outside with fresh hair. Not some arena full of fans at 90 degrees with hardly any circulating air

[Hacker90Participant]

Fresh air* 

[Hacker90Participant]

Fresh air* 

[Ghost01Participant]

It sucks LeBron cramped up and all, but lets put this into context

Don’t NFL players play in pads in 80+ degree weather in Florida? Its not like every game there is automatically some players cramping out due to the heat. The heat isn’t the excuse, its just random bad luck. 

LeBron has cramping problems, this has happened before. 

[SportsNinjaParticipant]

It happened in 2012 against the Thunder, didn’t it? Game 4?

[SportsNinjaParticipant]

It happened in 2012 against the Thunder, didn’t it? Game 4?

[thparadoxParticipant]

You might not realize this, but it was probably FAR hotter inside that stadium than outside.

Think about how sweating works. When you sweat, the water on your body evaporates.

The stadium is a closed room. Evaporation was not able to cool the players down. If you’ve ever done a spin class you know how much hotter it is than biking outdoors.

That said, I didn’t understand how they were dealing with the cramp. The way to treat a cramp is to stretch (and probably get some salt / electrolyte in your system). Lebron was just sitting there… I didn’t see him stretching

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[thparadoxParticipant]

You might not realize this, but it was probably FAR hotter inside that stadium than outside.

Think about how sweating works. When you sweat, the water on your body evaporates.

The stadium is a closed room. Evaporation was not able to cool the players down. If you’ve ever done a spin class you know how much hotter it is than biking outdoors.

That said, I didn’t understand how they were dealing with the cramp. The way to treat a cramp is to stretch (and probably get some salt / electrolyte in your system). Lebron was just sitting there… I didn’t see him stretching

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[OhCanada-Participant]

I dont blame Lebron for this happening it was bound to happen to the hardest working player on the court in 100 degrees heat. That just happened to be Lebron.

Funny, you would think Duncan, Parker or Ginobli would get cramps. They have been doubted and slept on for the past 5 years. This organization is so strong and makes such great basketball decisions that Ill be surprised to ever see them miss the playoffs.

[OhCanada-Participant]

I dont blame Lebron for this happening it was bound to happen to the hardest working player on the court in 100 degrees heat. That just happened to be Lebron.

Funny, you would think Duncan, Parker or Ginobli would get cramps. They have been doubted and slept on for the past 5 years. This organization is so strong and makes such great basketball decisions that Ill be surprised to ever see them miss the playoffs.

[AstroParticipant]

..never got cramps. Just sayin’.

[AstroParticipant]

..never got cramps. Just sayin’.

[King CaluchaParticipant]

Actually cramps happen when you cool off your body too quickly. I saw Lebron with ice in his back when he was on the bench before the injury. Voilà!

[King CaluchaParticipant]

Actually cramps happen when you cool off your body too quickly. I saw Lebron with ice in his back when he was on the bench before the injury. Voilà!

[RUDEBOY_Participant]

[RUDEBOY_Participant]

[Ahkasi ClayParticipant]

LeBron gets out of work using pms as a excuse.

 

 

 

( I am a James fan. But I am drunk and at the moment I find this funny)

[Ahkasi ClayParticipant]

LeBron gets out of work using pms as a excuse.

 

 

 

( I am a James fan. But I am drunk and at the moment I find this funny)

[Ahkasi ClayParticipant]

LeBron gets out of work using pms as a excuse.

 

 

 

( I am a James fan. But I am drunk and at the moment I find this funny)

[Ahkasi ClayParticipant]

LeBron gets out of work using pms as a excuse.

 

 

 

( I am a James fan. But I am drunk and at the moment I find this funny)

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