Earlier this week Dave McMenamin of ESPN posted on Twitter that once Dwyane Wade would only ask for one thing from LeBron James once he decides to retire from the NBA, a signed picture of James dunking with Wade celebrating in the foreground.
Still a top 3 hoop pic all time. pic.twitter.com/cbJ8dbpeQ5
— Wells P (@Wells_P) May 21, 2018
Mario Chalmers made sure to remind everyone on Bleacher Report's post of the photo that the play couldn't have happened unless it was for his steal that started the play. The only problem was that Chalmers wasn't actually the one to steal that ball. ESPN producer Ryan Cotes did a little research, and soon found out that not only wasn't Chalmers the one to steal the ball, he wasn't even on the court during said play.
I love Mario Chalmers so much. Wasn't even on the court (and the dunk came off a missed shot not a steal): https://t.co/Un2fjlcrrx pic.twitter.com/5i5UIlW0JX
— ParakHEAT Cortes (@Ryan_Cortes) May 21, 2018
Wade was actually the one who got a rebound off a missed shot, started the fast break, and passed it to LeBron before celebrating in perfect fashion.
At the end of the YouTube video above it's clearly shown that Chalmers is celebrating on the bench because he didn't draw the start that day, Carlos Arroyo was the one who got the nod.
It's kind of an odd thing for a player like Chalmers to lie about unless he actually thought that he was the one that got the steal to make that play happen.
Chalmers has bounced around the NBA the last few years and is currently a free agent after playing 66 games last year with the Memphis Grizzlies.
Chalmers is most well known for his shot in the 2008 national title game that helped the Kansas Jayhawks beat the Memphis Grizzlies.
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