The Los Angeles Lakers evened up their series with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night with a 94-85 win at home. It was pretty much a must-win game for the Lakers after dropping Game 1 at home, and they got the job done. Now, a couple days after the contest, fans are clamoring about a play that went unnoticed that involved LeBron James.

At one point in the game, LeBron James went down on the court and it looked like he was in a lot of pain. However, a fan looked at the replay closely, and they noticed that James was taking peaks to see if his reaction was believable.

NBA fans are getting a kick out of James taking a peak under his hand. It certainly doesn't look like he was in a lot of pain from this angle.

ā€œHe is legit the funniest athlete of all time,ā€ one fan said.

A lot of fans have seen this behavior from James before.

ā€œLast night Julius Randall tickled LeBron’s beard,ā€ another fan said. ā€œWatched replay 4 times just caught the tip of his chin and went face down covering his head. When he came up, he was walking down court grabbing the bridge of his nose.ā€

Some fans believe that flopping is just part of the game. A lot of players do it in today's era of the NBA, and James is one of them. He was trying to get a call to help his team win.

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ā€œflopping is part of basketball,ā€ a fan said. ā€œif you don’t like it then don’t watch. we don’t need fans like you anyways.ā€

Some fans are okay with the flopping, but a lot of people don't want to see this kind of stuff while watching basketball.

ā€œI respect LeBron because I respect greatness but this is so lame,ā€ a fan wrote.

Other fans are putting this clip toward the GOAT debate. A popualar topic of discussion in the NBA world is the LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan debate. Jordan fans are taking this and running with it.

ā€œAnd people are confused why we don’t consider him the goat,ā€ one fan posted. ā€œMichael Jordan never sold Barbie dolls.ā€

LeBron James and the Lakers are in a heated series with the Timberwolves that is all tied at two apiece as it shifts over to Minnesota. Game 3 will take place on Friday night at 8:30 CT from the Target Center is Minneapolis. The game will be airing on ESPN, and the Timberwolves are currently favored by 2.5 points.