Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James was seen shouting at his teammates and coaches near the bench during the second quarter of Thursday night's 133-99 loss in Toronto to the Raptors. Whether he was motivating or chastising is a bit unclear, but his former teammate, Kyrie Irving, saw the exchange from afar.
As most hoops fans know, the Cavs, now losers in seven of their last 10 games, have been mired in a funk as of late, and it seems Irving is taking notice. After seeing an Instagram post of James' sideline outburst, the crafty ball-handler decided to click the ālikeā button, instantly creating a storm of social media buzz.
Kyrie Irving likes video of LeBron James chewing out his teammates while trailing by 25 heading into half š pic.twitter.com/AdTSeMxjsU
ā theScore (@theScore) January 12, 2018
There were some who thought Irving's trolling was funny, but there were others who deemed it childish. Either way, it seems the former Duke Blue Devil still feels a certain way about his former team (and teammates).
James spoke about his release of emotion during his post-game media availability.
āWe've all got to be accountable for actions, accountable for how we play, how hard we play, what we're doing for one another,ā James told Joe Vardon of cleveland.com. āJust plays that you should come up with, you should make, and when you're losing, you tend to not want to make those plays or tend to let some plays get away from you. And we can't afford that right now, the way we're playing ball. So, just trying to hold everybody accountable and move on, which we did.ā
The Cavs will look to close out their five-game road trip with a win on Friday night, as their scheduled for a match-up against the Indiana Pacers inside Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. EST with Fox Sports Ohio having live broadcast coverage.
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