How Injured Was LeBron’s Hand In The Finals?

Coach Nick went thru every second and every frame to find evidence of LeBron James injured hand causing problems for him during the 2018 NBA Finals. You may be surprised what he found.
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[@adamshotliff4602]

Coach how are you picking the right song for every occasion 😂

[@bballbreakdown]

This one just hit me (pun intended)

[@adamshotliff4602]

BBALLBREAKDOWN stop it coach 😂

[@chrishpilapil1616]

Lol trueee

[@josephbirmingham2796]

BBALLBREAKDOWN what is the song name

[@austinweisman1578]

joseph Birmingham bad to the bone

[@jaykelz1528]

LeBron is bionic. Pretty simple. Lol Like how he can twist his ankle 45 degrees, and then he just tightens his shoe extra tight then sprints down the court right after. Lol

[@Jrock420blam]

Yeah that's how Jordan broke his foot in his prime and LeBron does the same at 33 and laces up and goes. Not human

[@velvetMXO]

Prob PEDs......

[@Jrock420blam]

velvetMXO yeah he probably gets them from the same guy Jordan did

[@WopJr]

velvetMXO do you not know that using PED’s actually increases your chance of injuries 🤦🏾‍♂️ stop tryna spread a false narrative

[@JarronD]

I think he's on ped's

[@xndr9127]

I think the injury came from the sweep not with the wall punching

[@hungryalien]

sells better.

[@xndr9127]

hungryalien indeed

[@thunder2ray242]

the amount of sarcasm in this video is amazing

[@porneliushubert502]

Don't let this distract you from the fact that Aaron Hernandez is a better shooter than JR Smith

[@willemdee]

yikes

[@azmadeclutch9666]

🤣🤣

[@SLiK015]

Your goin to hell

[@gyromaster4174]

Brisk_Supreme X you’re

[@bobby2204]

Dead wrong. No pun intended

[@andreialexandruparfeni7129]

LeBron is amazingly resilient when it comes to injuries. He would definitely risk reinjuring it in order to give his team any chance of winning. No matter tho, it does not seem to have affected him that much. So it should not be a big deal, for any of the sides (lovers and haters).

[@andreialexandruparfeni7129]

11simonjr Haha, that's actually funny. But what can I say? I love basketball. I love MJ, LeBron, Magic, even Kobe (though not his ballhogness), all of them.

[@11simonjr]

tteverywhere 97 I'm a simple man. I see you admit kobe is a ballhog, I like.

[@iz5011]

tteverywhere 97 ballhogness? He’s the only sg to have 30,000 points and 6,000 assist also led the lakers in assist for most of his career

[@andreialexandruparfeni7129]

IZ 50 And think of how many more he could have gotten. You put LeBron on those teams, he averages over 8. And it's not just about stats here. There's a video on this channel, Bballbreakdown, that compares Kobe to Jordan in the Triangle. Basically: Kobe only helped himself, and the offense suffered with no ball and player movement when he was on the floor (and those 2 things drastically improved when he went out); while Jordan helped his teammates so that they could help him. While Kobe would often not pass at all, Jordan would make a pass, then get a screen for good position and receive a pass for the score. The difference is amazing, especially so if you consider that Jordan is not even considered an unselfish player.

[@arthasmenethil4297]

He is not a team player or a leader. He is a control freak.

[@CBrown]

The off the backboard dunk he did on Javale was all I needed to see when he talked about his "broken hand". Not only was it perfect but he thrashed a bit on the rim after the monster dunk. His hand was fine.

[@hungryalien]

that was an awesome showmanship dunk! whats even awesome is it was done with "broken" hand hehehe

[@tbj5854]

Chris B. That means nothing. I can tell you've never played sports. See there's a thing called adrenaline and sometimes you are so amped up that you don't feel pain. There are also things called pain medications dumbass

[@bangeyboi2143]

It’s called pain tolerance who tf do u think u are some guy with X-ray eyes? Just becuz he makes it look like nothings there DOESNT mean nothing is actually there. I crashed into a table, I’m fine nothings hurt… o shit i bursted a vein….

[@AAL.]

"these kids" those were LeBron's kids

[@EejeyDude]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@AAL.]

Albert Junior ok...... ig?

[@darkenedvortexgames6737]

One time I had a severe ankle injury in football. I got it iced, took some painkillers and I very nearly went back into the game, as I could jog on it without too much pain. I eventually decided to not go back in, because I’m a middle linebacker and fairly undersized for my position, wisely realizing my sub 6 foot 170 pound frame wouldn’t handle 250 pound lineman with an injured ankle. The next day when I woke up, I couldn’t put any weight on my ankle but even with a walking boot on. The point I’m trying to make is that painkillers combined with adrenaline can make very serious injuries non existent. I nearly went back into the game with an injury that sidelined me for 4 weeks. The injury was obviously there, and anybody who says it was a fake injury are simply unaware or haters. The combination of adrenaline, painkillers, icing and manning the fuck up made it seem like Lebron wasn’t injured.

[@bobdoerr9536]

Yeah you're talking about right after it happened though. Dude "injured" it and then played 3 games. LeBron also always shows how much pain he's in, so this entire things weird.

[@wolverinesfight1213]

LeBron is 18-31 in Finals games with being swept in two series. He had to come up with an excuse for a record that bad.

[@Alxixhieheroep]

Fell in game 4, 3rd quarter and cried of pain! Held his right hand making all kinds of grimaces

[@lutheran2001]

Just my opinion, but I think the hand injury effected him significantly. If you compare his numbers in those three games to the numbers he was putting up during the whole 2018 playoff run, or the numbers he put up in the previous finals against Golden State, there's quite a difference. After that 51-8-8 game, it wasn't a stretch to expect a 40pt triple double in every game, and he came up way short.

[@wolverinesfight1213]

I didn't hear Klay blame his ankle (nor his recovering fractured thumb). I didn't hear Iggy complain about his leg...but it says a lot to see LeBron biitch about his bruised knuckles only after game 4. I guess you can say that on and off the court, LeBron can put on a show, but did LeBron really need to flop during a post-game press conference?

[@theadd8801]

Wolverines Fight SISSY

[@jonl5905]

Cmon, we all knew it was coming

[@shahnawazsyed3722]

Lmao how come when Kobe or MJ does it it's mamba/killer mentality but when LeBron does it it's fake

[@kjean411HD]

Answer: Painkillers + Adrenaline.

[@mixingrecords]

U right. That’s how I’ve maintained and Lebron probably gets way better “adrenaline” than I do...

[@LuckyDog26M]

Sprinkle in some PEDs and a "can-do" attitude and ANYTHING is possible.

[@ripdajacker23]

I've always wondered if he was on PEDs. Suspicions have only grown after this series

[@youngrasheed314]

PEDs only make injuries more likely to happen

[@ripdajacker23]

youngrasheed314 balding is also a side effect of PEDs... and his hairline is well documented lol

[@benjamingalligan1733]

2:03 , I agree with that, sometimes when I'm watching the warriors I just watch Klay, and it's fun to see how much movement he has off the ball.

[@bballbreakdown]

HECK yes

[@alexrobinson7127]

yup, him and curry both. flex cut--> spot up 3 in the corner to ball screen/flare screen then back to the corner

[@MD-cy8uj]

KingDames Watch Curry. He’s even better.

[@benjamingalligan1733]

I don't think he's better off the ball than Klay, and when I'm watching normally I will watch the person with the ball, so it is more interesting to key in on Klay than on curry, that's just my opinion though, they are both great off the ball.

[@kingduality5760]

Such an underappreciated skill.

[@ihearyoupierce]

I never usually comment but Coach you work super hard

[@playermick-1660]

maybe he punched another white board after the sweep.

[@hungryalien]

maybe. they always have spare of those in the locker room in case he needs some excuses :D

[@geist1331]

I bet he has a whole stock of whiteboards in his house with J.R Smith written all over them

[@isaacdisanto1020]

This is a super thorough and well-done analysis. And he's right; this video opens up more questions than answers

[@jasonyoung4529]

Um i don’t get how this is an excuse. He averaged 34 and nearly a triple double on 53% shooting, I don’t think he didn’t show up. Is he supposed to average 50

[@anthonyjones2392]

Jason Young He's supposed to average 60 to keep the series alive. But we know he's a quitter. He quit in overtime in game 1.He quit last year in game three of the finals passing the ball to fucking kyle korver instead of finishing at rim for the and 1. Then choked against Kevin Durant.

[@MrDiMES123]

Anthony Jones you are fucking stupid

[@youngrie4818]

The dude scored 5 points in the second half of game 4 😂 he only had 3 in the fourth 😂 dude quit on his team

[@sammcdermott78]

@@anthonyjones2392 Did you expect MJ to average more than 43 in that series against the Celtics where he got swept? Which by the way is the highest playoff series average in points ever. Should he also have averaged 60? Do you realise that averaging that many points has never been done by anyone other than Wilt in the regular season? I know I'm late to your comment but it seems like LeBron haters haven't changed at all.

[@meetpatel5961]

Even if they have won game one I don’t thinks the Cavs can ever beat there warriors in a seven game series

[@perezfinichames]

Not likely if the Warriors are healthy, but injuries happen. That's how the Cavs won in 2016.

[@MrDiMES123]

perezfinichames warriors were the healthiest they ever been in 2016 foh

[@david109]

Objectively false.

[@nopemang4356]

Gucci Slippers bruh

[@jhayveonnewalker1916]

Gucci Slippers 2017 were their healthiest, 2016 was their worst. 2018 wasn’t that good either they’re just too op

[@lebronthegoat1808]

Cavs fan: Lebrun was injured he’s gets a pass But Steph curry was obviously hurt in 16 finals but cavs fan says he choked makes sense 😂😂

[@kevenrowe2958]

Lebron The goat nobody giving bron a pass he hand was clearly swollen so he was injured nobody gonna run around thousands of screens for 40 minutes on a fucked up leg curry wasn’t hurt he was just off or he choked his leg was fine he had no limp or nothing he was running around them screens on offense perfectly fine. It’s very hard to hide a leg injury his leg was fine

[@lebronthegoat1808]

Keven Rowe because he isn’t limping doesn’t mean it’s not injured😂😂 it’s the finals if it was regular season he definitely wouldn’t be out there and I’ve had ankle and knee injury and played through pain I’m not gonna limp around the court. Not comparing my injury to his but you don’t know what players play through

[@perezfinichames]

Curry was obviously not himself in that entire playoff run, Keven. Curry struggled to dribble past big men for the entire 2016 playoff run. And he actually missed games due to that injury, so he has a much better supporting evidence than Lebron.

[@lebronthegoat1808]

Keven Rowe and curry didn’t flaunt a brace around his knee min putts after the game like brown did with his hand 😂😂

[@brianabalos4878]

Don't let this distract you that JR injured Klay and Klay still played magnificently. And it's high knee injury too.

[@larilaine3506]

In my opinion it seemed like his aggressiveness dropped after game one, and he didnt drive to basket as much as in game one. Im not sure if it was broken, but it surely did affect his game

[@wswann34]

Dont let this distract you from the fact that Jr. Smith was rob of Finals MVP

[@Killerqueen2000]

Who cares ? they would have lost the series anyways

[@Rationalist101]

Lebron honestly played himself

[@scottmiller3632]

Thanks for doing all that for us coach. I'm sure it took a long time to go through the footage. Great analysis.

[@bballbreakdown]

Thanks!! And yes.... way too much time, lol

[@zacharyparis]

my hand was so busted once i couldn't steer my lambo straight and wrecked that shit.

[@milkman7381]

Even if it really was injured its still a LeExcuse

[@uchihasage189]

Make a vid about free agency. Specficially Kawhi lebron and pg

[@deandrepage1048]

Uchiha Sage Kawhi demands to be traded to the Lakers, yesssss

[@MatthewMoscotto]

What I noticed after Game 1 was the difference in his shooting form. It didn't look natural anymore and appeared to look awkward coming off the palm and fingertips. Also his drives to the basket looked cumbersome and not as strong and he faded to the left in alot of those drives but alot of that has more to do with the warriors defense since they started loading up on LeBron.

[@zero1188]

lebron tried to punch jr smith but he blocked it with a henny bottle

[@gamesontv3151]

“It’s clear to see his hand is injured” I can’t even tell which hand 😂

[@vortexluigirosalina5557]

GamesOnTV same 😂

[@knee-colayo-kitc104]

You don’t play sports

[@MrDiMES123]

GamesOnTV the one that is swollen like a balloon

[@knee-colayo-kitc104]

GamesOnTV a swollen hand is as easy to spot as the fucking lack of knuckle & veins s on his outter hand due to the swelling. The pic was everywhere. Turns out my minuscule clump is a brain can analyze the simple things in life. The guy had nothin to make excuses for, he played pretty well and lost to a much better team. Ik it’s hard to rationalize when you have a hard on for Lebron hating but you’ll be aight just think then speak

[@gamesontv3151]

Gucci Slippers 2:22 when coach nick says it’s swollen I can’t see any signs of swelling maybe it’s my phone but I can’t see it clearly enough also I was kinda joking I’m not saying it’s not swollen or diminishing anything

[@senli8911]

"these kids" are Lebron's kids

[@walmart7020]

This uploaded has never broke a bone.

[@cassball7]

You called JR Earl! I love it!

[@latestsports-viralsportscl3971]

Are you sure that he broke his hand from a whiteboard? Because I remember watching the finals and a player hit LeBron's hand and at that moment, it was clear that LeBron's hand was pretty busted. I thought the contact injured it. Until then, there was no indication that LeBron had any injuries with his hand.

[@bballbreakdown]

Well, LeBron said he broke it on a whiteboard

[@pinkgoergefloyd8340]

Latest Sports - Subscribe can you imagine how hard he punched the whiteboard, probably put a crater in the whiteboard

[@latestsports-viralsportscl3971]

Oh ok ty Coach. Love your channel btw, great insight.

[@cakesandpi]

That was a different hand.

[@OwndItAll]

I think JR Smith's nickname in the locker room is actually Whiteboard

[@VaderYouSeekVader]

I think Lebron injured his hand on purpose.

[@bobbyesteban6741]

Coach, great video, I have been watching your content for a while now. The cavs got devastated this series and the majority of people pinpoint it to the large disparity in talent. Watching the series I noticed the cavs lack of communication and discipline on defense as well as a pretty stagnant isolation heavy offense. In your opinion, is it really the talent disparity that caused the cavs to get swept in this series or their bad defense and insistence on having their whole offense centered around lebron

[@doowahthunderclap4315]

Hey coach, i would love to see a vid of 2 or 3 of your favorite upcoming draft picks and what you think makes them stand out.

[@GreenFuryGaming]

pain killer injections....

[@Thelastjoka]

still would effect your style of play cause that hand would feel numb .... He lied deal with it

[@A5AP_SWEATSHIRT]

Green Fury and adrenaline

[@A5AP_SWEATSHIRT]

ThelastJoke so he photoshopped live footage? Ok 👍🏽

[@RKO859]

LeBron is an Iron-Man, he doesn't get injured. So... the hand wouldnt be too bad. He has 10X regeneration rate compared to a normal human.

[@teferiboi7771]

Jack Liu is he called deadpool as well

[@Rationalist101]

I really enjoyed this series

[@cdmorgan247]

One word- adrenaline.. he’s hurt. The pain is masked in gameplay but still restricting. Every athlete knows this

[@voongnz]

Self inflicted. Can't use injury excuse. Thanks.

[@hansolodolo1672]

Not at all injured until the sweep was complete

[@Moog_us]

we would be great friends

[@jname9368]

If he came out after game 1 and said he injured his hand, do you think the Warriors players would just ignore that and not put any emphasis on going at that hand by swiping? Helll no. That being said the way he came after with a cast was almost like he was trying to tell everyone without telling them

[@hansolodolo1672]

Jarred Gibson no that was a move to discredit the warriors win he's a bitch plain an simple he didn't need the cast at all he showed it after he quit and lost that's a bitch move take the fucking L he should've sat out if it was broke no excuses bitch move he's no Goat he's actually the Goat of losing badly in the finals

[@itzSinno]

shouldve sat out? a finals? lebron? LMAO bruh lebrons always in a lose lose situation to you fake basketball fans. im a frobe fan till death and even i can see if that man sat out after losing game one in the finals due to breaking his hand after regulation he wouldve be scrutinized harder than he is now for waiting till the end of the sweep.

[@zrk9492]

Edward lewis IKR no matter what lebron does he will always be scrutinized and hated. He could win 19 finals in a row with 3rd graders as teammates and people would find a way to discredit him

[@TimeFlyingBy1884]

Coach, can you please do a tutorial video on where to place the hands in order to pass the ball with zip and accuracy as you did at 6:00?

[@11dubs30]

With no video for a few days, I knew you were working on something interesting in your lab, and this did not disappoint. Lebron hand breakdown. 🖐

[@ThroughTheWormhole]

LeBron is an incredible player, almost certainly top 5 all time. But nothing makes me laugh harder than those who claim LeBron has some sort of supernatural ability to ignore or cope with pain. It appears, based on his performance, that the injury was not all that bad. Moreover, LeBron is sensitive to discussions about his legacy and is not above exaggerating or lying a bit to soften the impact the sweep could potentially have on his legacy (much like Jordan flu game aka Jordan hungover game - different result admittedly).

[@jaydenrodriguez9612]

Daniel K hmmm... I'm on rn I'll look for it!

[@Eteezy100]

i honesty think 90s bulls team couldnt even beat this current warriors team or would barely beat them. it would come down to the wire. lebrons team proved to be much much worst than what we thought even down to the coaching staff & lebron doesnt deserve that. so yeah injury or no injury, cavs still wouldve lost maybe stretched it out to a game 6 if they won game1 but it is what it is lebron still currently the best player🤷🏽‍♂️

[@-JohnnyWaIker-]

DJ ActavisBestFrien Excuses... Excuses... Excuses... Nothing new about y'all bronsexuals. lol

[@Eteezy100]

Johnny Walker lol i dont have an excuse idiot if u can read & comprehend properly i literally said injury or no injury that cavs squad still wouldve lost im not giving cavs a pass their team was clearly trash except lebron🤷🏽‍♂️is what it is

[@Skorpion09]

Not to hurt lebron fans but... There was no injury, just fake or happens after game 4... I had a minor fracture on my right hand(my shooting hand) hurts like hell even with pain killers just putting any pressure or trying to grab something you feel like it gonna break... So lebron made that excuse or hit the wall after the sweep

[@hungryalien]

LeFans would think otherwise.. :D

[@alexhartan]

I was thinking the same thing when I saw the press conference. Glad somebody took the time of going through the footage. Exagerated or not, Lebron is a force of nature.

[@yosha185]

What's the song played in the start of video??

[@TheVideoGameManiac]

Just trying to make it seem that the Warriors only win championships when the opposing team has an injury to one of their best players.

[@obp832]

even if lebron's hand wasn't injured at all, cp3 got injured against them in the wcf this yr

[@MikeeLord]

Shoulda woulda coulda, Rockets lost and Cavs got swept. RIP X.

[@Jrock420blam]

I think it is just coincidence (luck) but GSW have very fortuitous injuries on opposing teams during playoffs dating back to their first a few years back.

[@CresentVII]

Im still salty about last year's zaza vs kawhi

[@llamasalpacas1]

It’s true though.

[@WeArePharmers]

LeBron belongs in LA because he's such a great actor

[@hungryalien]

hahahahaha

[@pinkgoergefloyd8340]

WeArePharmers what? How does that make sense. If anything he’s trying not to feel pain

[@frigush]

He is acting not to feel pain. hmmm kk

[@methodsignature]

LaTroll illustrating the legacy of hating someone who probably sent their team home with LaL one too many times.

[@cakesandpi]

Lol not much of an actor.

[@StrateKyler]

Maybe you could start a series covering your final thoughts on the more notable rookies

[@mixingrecords]

Some of the Best ball breakdown around, fitting name tho

[@elisarayaay]

I call BS on the injury LOL, the only thing that was injured after this series was Bron bron's huge ego and it's beyond repair lmao.

[@hungryalien]

he is good at playing the media's attention.. guy is MVP material :D

[@MurKJrps3]

The swelling was abvious

[@GEEZYEA777]

Just a hater

[@gawdstockton483]

the_shantilly No, it wasn't.

[@gawdstockton483]

rasile ya-aya He conveniently only shows it after he's swept too. No other post-conferences where he wore a cast.

[@pedrorodriguezmorales1072]

Lebron do drugs facts

[@Applesaucesaul]

Pedro Rodríguez Morales yeah before every game you KNOW he snorts half a pound of cocaine just to go and score 51. What a cheater

[@spirituallyoutmymind8006]

Isam Sayeed more like PED

[@dadareed55]

Pedro Rodríguez Morales. The steroids can make him big, But inside he's still a soft ass COWARD, a cowardly lion😆😆😆😆

[@Applesaucesaul]

kahliq dekel I don’t think he takes steroids he just very fortunate to have good genes. And also he has an amazing IQ (basketball). So I just think he’s made for basketball

[@Applesaucesaul]

Merrill Reed I bet you like kd but if you did that would be funny as hell

[@yvonnegraham5728]

HIS GREATNESS KEEP HIM ON THE FRONT BURNER. WE LOVE YOU BIG MAN.

[@satvindersingh1506]

This pass highlight is fireeeee

[@anthonynorman7545]

Can I get whatever LeBron was on!? That's a serious amount of swelling, but he did amazingly.

[@gotworc]

Anthony Norman lots of numbing

[@anthonynorman7545]

Basket Ball what was faked?

[@anthonynorman7545]

Basket Ball did you watch the video? Coach Nick shows the pronounced swelling in game 2, 3, and 4. Maybe his hands are down because he didn't want to show the swelling?

[@-JohnnyWaIker-]

*L3-6xcuses*

[@janembajenemba8612]

BeastMode 21 why would he need sympathy when he carried that team to the finals to begin with.

[@arnasgudaitis3951]

Lebron liyng!!

[@silvestrselerts9316]

This song makes me remember playing sega ,there waa this driving game i cant remember name of,but good times

[@MattCProductions_]

Just from the eye test it seemed like he was very hesitant to shoot in game 2 as opposed to his 51 pt game 1, so I thought “what’s up with him?” It might’ve been his hand or not, but he looked very hesitant.

[@supermanbatman4222]

Notification squad LETS GET IT

[@bballbreakdown]

👁🏀👁

[@elijahbourne2136]

My theory: painkillers. He probably had a lot of them and they tend to work on and off. Another theory, he was purposely trying to hide his pain

[@bballbreakdown]

I'm sure these are both facts

[@11dubs30]

Local painkillers through shots.

[@josephlyle1830]

I feel like if his pain was so bad he’d absolutely have to react to it.

[@MrDiMES123]

Elijah Bourne smartest comment in this entire video

[@UchihaMadara-xr7yw]

They said he hid the injury so warriors don’t get strategical advantages. Definitely pain killers lol

[@blimy01maynard30]

Lebron is a marketing genius. He didn't show his "injured" hand the entire press conference. He only gave the press brief glances at it.

[@WutangBizkit]

damn coach how much royalties do u have to pay off to get these songs lol

[@wipe919]

LeBron haters are always early

[@eastbayej]

Bronsexuals

[@SuperFOrkerism]

C. DX why care to explain

[@MrDiMES123]

C. DX Lebron came from a broken childhood & used to be homeless with a single mother without money. He now donates the most money out of all nba athletes to charities, schools and poor kids. The only one who doesn’t ignore fans and the most humble superstar who doesn’t ever blame his teammates even when it’s obvious they suck. He came from nothing so he is a more genuine human being you will ever be

[@Ritzuh]

C. DX Yeah let it out, Charles.

[@thunderb00m]

coach please make a video analyzing 'the lebron system' and how teams built around him crater when he leaves. Specifically what happened to Chris bosh and kevin love in these systems. The way people talk about the cavs makes it look like kevin love is a scrub.

[@taystoner7144]

locknight fr, imagine if the cavs used him like the second all star he really is

[@MrDiMES123]

Nothing happened to Chris bosh. He played better, more effective & efficient in Miami & won more than he ever did stat padding for a Toronto team that couldn’t make the playoffs.

[@jhayveonnewalker1916]

Not like Kevin love was THAT nigga he was amazing with the wolves but he’s still inconsistent but he did good these finals averaging 20 and 10 a game still not enough to beat gs

[@ETSProductions84]

He threw the ball off the backboard to myself and dunked it hard with two hands... like c'mon!! Really??? Lol

[@avelez1010]

Finally coach, thank you for the facts, hand contusion people not broken! But he was a beast this series

[@lewisjohn282]

Injured or not, he didn't had to punch a whiteboard. Maybe we wouldn't be talking about this. Frustrated I get it, but not by punching a whiteboard for this to happen

[@martinvalenzuelarojas839]

Young LJ i wanna see u carry a trash team to the finals and be happy after jr blew the game

[@lewisjohn282]

martin valenzuela Rojas Except I rather not punch a whiteboard like he did

[@iamthefuckingstrong7210]

Young LJ they should have punching bags in the locker rooms so that players can hit something when they're angry or frustrated.

[@trowabarton321]

After game 1 too. You have a chance to tie it up in game 2 lol. No reason to be that frustrated

[@anthonyjones2392]

Young LJ If LeBron James really wanted this story about punching a white board and breaking his hand believe able then he should have punched the brick wall with all the strength he had and sat the fuck out the rest of the series.

[@cityuenglish5722]

kobe has like 10 broken fingers 20 years long and you never hear him bring it up himself, LeDramatic punch the board early because he knew he need some excuses to get it on off his legacy lol

[@gyromaster4174]

Browskies lol ingrown nail

[@JarronD]

cityu english Prech

[@OmarTheGoat]

diarrhea is no joke

[@krisko713daclarke]

A finger isn't a hand.

[@krisko713daclarke]

You've proved your ignorance. CASE CLOSED.

[@MadHatProduction017]

It wasn't a serious injury and this shouldn't have got this much attention.

[@damn3118]

I think you missed the fact that it's highly possible that he was purposely using his right hand as usual despite the great pain because if the Warriors had found out he was injured they would've definitely attacked him more both offensively and defensively. Acting normal is the only way to prevent that. It doesn't really matter how much the pain was bothering him.

[@aj427a]

Who cares about the hand they got smoked 4-0 because they have poor leadership and everyone on that team plays selfishly offensively and defensively.

[@martinvalenzuelarojas839]

They got smoked because there's no real coach, nobody in that team could made a shot for his life, everyone tried to play iso and ended on a turnover snd basically the warriors outplayed them in every category they got that far only cuz lebron

[@Applesaucesaul]

martin valenzuela Rojas yeah remove Durant from his team and they still get to the finals in my eyes. Remove lebron from his team and I’m not sure they make the playoffs.

[@bobbyesteban6741]

Isam Sayeed if you spend the whole game waiting for lebron to pass you the ball I bet you'd suck too

[@SuperFOrkerism]

I know im a cavs fan but i do agree with this

[@anthonyjones2392]

Alextwopoint0 Fuck LeBron James hand! He should have punched the brick wall instead.

[@Daniel-hs6xc]

LeBron probably "broke" his hand to have another excuse as to why he got swept. #3-6

[@rainmaker2338]

Yep but his fans will still excuse him for it just like every Finals loss

[@airbene98]

Daniel he doesn‘t need an excuse The cavs ran into a much better team

[@gyromaster4174]

Daniel you’re stupid as hell his teams have always been worse except when he was against the Mavericks which he underperformed but aside from that the spurs teams were great and the first time they would’ve beat the warriors if they were healthy and how is any team supposed to beat the warriors once they add kd

[@Eteezy100]

far as im concerned lebron didnt get swept, the other cavaliers did🤷🏽‍♂️😁

[@bobbyesteban6741]

Rigby Car but when they win, it's because lebron made them better, am I right?

[@YeeSoest]

"I heard and felt my ACL snap on my first two or three steps but it was about 100 more to the other side of the pitch and we needed a goal so my brain didn't let me feel the pain on the way there, it just told me "you can't do all the usual stuff now so be cautious" and I listened and scored" Otto Addo, Borussia Dortmund player who once ran the entire field and scored a goal with a torn ACL...duh...

[@UchihaMadara-xr7yw]

8:00 NOW THAT IS QUALITY RESEARCH

[@manuelloera5995]

L3-6ron Blames

[@standymek4823]

LEGEND

[@geist1331]

Best comments so far

[@emodadon1131]

LeSweep. LeHurt. LeQuit. LeINeedMoreAllStars. LeImGone. LeStatPadder. LeNoDefense. LeHurtHand. Le3-6mafia. LeCry. LeFlop. LeItsTheRefsFault. LeNeverMyFault. LeBroom. LeImNoJordan. LeJordanTakeMeUnderYourWing

[@gyromaster4174]

Emo DaDon typical hater dont have anything better to do than hate not a true b-ball fan

[@maemaedenise220]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@youngrasheed314]

Skip is that you?

[@Roooa2312]

LeDiva

[@rubenf349]

LePuta

[@11simonjr]

Coach Nick the GOAT 🐐

[@GunterJPN]

How is it the fourth rematch when it was only the fourth meeting of the two teams?

[@LM-lj2cf]

*Stephen Curry is the greatest shooter of all time and the 2nd best point guard of all time.*

[@shynessguy]

i see only facts

[@Rockets2024Champs]

does oscar robertson just not exist anymore

[@EitanFri]

only after Scal.. which was the best pg,sg,sf,pf,c

[@Chris-yw2zp]

True, name a more accomplished point guard besides Magic

[@Rockets2024Champs]

Chris oscar robertson and jerry west

[@amolgill2813]

Jordan and Kobe has worse injuries. No excuses for letrash

[@aaronli8376]

But that's because LeBron hasn't had any serious injuries. Stupid hater

[@christostsaggaras1821]

Kobe played the whole 2010 with a broken index finger And Jordan had the flu game plus other various serious leg injuries

[@falahcahyadi944]

SKyIsmyLimit 23 nah Jordan is wack

[@GEEZYEA777]

SKyIsmyLimit 23 - Jordan was never seriously injured lol

[@GEEZYEA777]

Jordan and Kobe would’ve both got swept by the Warriors lol

[@hunterbrandon7874]

Would the swelling maybe effect some of his play? Like shooting etc?

[@albuck3347]

You said rematch too many times coach. Love your vids, been watching for a few years now.

[@dylanadams8569]

Kevin Durant think he the shit now that he got another ring on a 73-9 team

[@alexrobinson7127]

he is

[@11dubs30]

And the team is the shot too. Back to back titles is pretty solid proof I'd say.

[@fuckingloser2817]

Dylan Adams Let's just forget that two integral pieces to that 73-9 team were traded before he joined.

[@SLiK015]

Salty ass nigga

[@andyxgt]

he does not have to think, he plays well enough to think he is the shit. It's not like the warriors gave him a ring, KD did his part.

[@spermdolphin5421]

He got the best version of the L.B.J.R. stare down ! 😆😆😆

[@alexhicks7266]

I think that it might be an over exaggeration of the injury, he may have brusied it, that was all.

[@SohkedOG]

It was revealed before he showed up to the post-game conference. It was revealed by an ESPN analyst a few minutes before.

[@frankmurguia]

Push ups with a BROKEN hand, yeah ok and Santa Claus is real

[@adammuntaser]

Huge drop in the amount of mid range jumpers that he was hitting all season

[@zendo09]

The most stupid thing an athlete doing himself ... by self inflicting injury you're hand 😂

[@RHSTRENGTH]

Coach, you mentioned how interesting it was focusing solely on LeBron for 3 games. Have you ever done this with anyone else?? I like to re watch games and do the same thing with great players. You can learn so much. My favorite was re watching Aaron Craft at OSU.

[@bballbreakdown]

I did it for Russ a few times

[@heatlifer1531]

The man had a bloody eye and a clearly swollen hand. No excuses, but definitely not 100%. Great video Nick, always love your content.

[@josephbirmingham2796]

What is the song that is being played in the back ?

[@melborja5152]

joseph Birmingham bad to the bone

[@josephbirmingham2796]

Me Bor thank you appreciate it

[@brianmiller8120]

Obviously he punched something after Game 1. Possibly JR’s face 😂

[@terranceblakely1398]

That microphone sounds incredibly crisp.