LeBron wanted to go but the refs said no, even he must substitute correctly

Weird Rules is filmed in front of a live studio audience. We've asked them to leave, they're in our homes, but they just won't go. I haven't had an ounce of privacy for the last 18 months, but I suppose they do bring a little extra energy out of me. Anyway,,,
have you ever wondered what would happen if the NBA allowed players to just substitute in and out of the game whenever they wanted? Well, it turns out they don't want you wondering about that and even if LeBron James tries to do that, it ain't gonna fly. Find out how it all went down, what the rulebook actually says, and how Ryan really feels about Will in this episode of Weird Rules.
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[@BribableBuffalo]

Love the idea that if you get left behind on a fast break you can just run to the bench to stop the play from hppening

[@pct87]

That rule only applies if they had less players at the beginning of the play.

[@BribableBuffalo]

@@pct87 it would be functionally the same in the example they showed because the Hawks inbounded the ball immediately even before Lebron was fully off the court

[@poocrafter2]

@@BribableBuffalo If you look he was fully off the court before the inbound. The Hawks player tossed the ball to the ref not a teammate.

[@toadeightyfive]

5:26 An athlete actually did retire "mid-play" once, in NASCAR. Midway through the 1973 Talladega 500, former champion Bobby Isaac pulled into the pits, got out of his car, and fled the track, disappearing for the rest of the season. Supposedly he heard a "strange voice" warning him to get out of the car or something bad would happen.

[@manz7860]

In his defense. Going 200+ for hours on end might actually drive you insane

[@matthewhall1467]

probably for the best. He’s probably just imagining it, but he wasn’t sticking around to find out

[@mentok3027]

@@matthewhall1467 He died of a heart attack 4 years later in the middle of a race he was running 4th in. Perhaps the voice was telling him to get out for good? He was only 45

[@abefaerber7994]

honestly if a voice is telling you to stop, real or not, that's probably your breaking point, i'd do the same

[@Damasiofa]

Kimi Raikonnen, the F1 driver, did this in 2013 South Korea GP. At that point, he didn't had anymore chances of winning the championship, already had a contract with Ferrari for the next and the team he was driving to at the time, Lotus, had a huge debt with him. So he just stopped the car right after the start, chage clothes in the trailer, walk to his SUV and drove to the airport. He didn't drive for Lotus in the remaining races that year.

[@mikew6644]

“He was my ride home” 😂 such a great Zoom joke

[@Earlsweatpantch]

I don’t get it, someone explain

[@robbiearrowsmith6006]

@@Earlsweatpantch you'd say that seriously if your ride home left unexpectedly and you had no way home but obviously here they're not in the same place it's over zoom

[@silkyz68]

"Come on kids, let's go home" "We are home" "That was fast"

[@yumnuska]

I’m still lmao

[@alexvratsanos5227]

Loved the Vontae Davis reference, but you can’t forget that Bob Hamelin did the same.

[@moyasi22]

Jon bois

[@defn0tjake]

Let's not forget Ken Griffey Jr. and Eric Byrnes. They did wait till the end of the game, but I'll still count it

[@coryshannon3815]

Add to it, Davis' retirement came in 2018, which he had just signed with the Bills. Like, had he retired half way through a game after seeing Nathan Peterman play QB, everyone would have been like "that's fully understandable".😂

[@xp8969]

@@coryshannon3815 dumbest retirement EVER lmfao, glad we lost him, his dumb ass walked away from two decades worth of Super Bowls just one season before our playoff run started 💪🦬💪 #BillsMafia

[@旭球]

@@xp8969 you're bragging before the team has actually accomplished anything?

[@jtherealmccoy9450]

Them bringing baseball at the beginning just reminds me of Carlos Zambrano giving up 5 home runs, yelling into the dugout for the manager to pull him only for the manager to basically ignore him leaving him only one solution. Throw at Chipper Jones, get ejected, clean out his locker, and never play for the cubs again.

[@georgenelson8284]

Sounds like a Lou Pinella thing lol

[@Panarchy9]

Hey guys, love your show. I'm a high school basketball official, and the high school rule in question differs somewhat from the NBA's rulebook. A player may leave the court during a throw-in, but this is considered a throw-in violation which is necessarily a turnover...nothing more. On the other hand, if a player leaves the court "to demonstrate resentment, disgust, or intimidation" then that would be a technical. If this were a high school game, and Lebron were a gentleman about it, then it's Hawks ball on the throw-in and the Cavs play a man down.

[@EinDose]

I want more interludes like this for this series. Just asking 'what would happen if a literal child did this same thing'.

[@manz7860]

@@EinDose lebron is a child tho

[@A.B.421]

6:33 I love how casual he says “another thing is…” and acts like LeBron lol

[@mastersama9782]

Dude I'm finding you everywhere lmao

[@A.B.421]

@@mastersama9782 lol

[@slightexag]

Seems like some team could exploit this rule to stop a fast break or something

[@russallen9342]

@AGNEZ nice

[@sirjackthepleb2467]

They get a tech tho so the free free throw is the trade off

[@limericklad2000]

@@sirjackthepleb2467 only 1?

[@sadenuttie2234]

@@limericklad2000 yes, but then they get possession back

[@d3r3knolan42]

@@sadenuttie2234 still worth the risk. uncontested fast break almost guaranteed 2 points. the free throw and possession can still net no points.

[@slapmanjohn1189]

Funny enough, I have a story that pertains to your opening bit; I was a hockey kid growing up in Canada. I never played or watched another sport until high school, where I was decent enough to make my school team. I got subbed in, in my first game, having only ever played street ball and scrims, and I literally tried to change on-the-fly. I didn't know how substitutions worked. My man was running by the sub area of the floor and I just kind of ran out in his line as if he was going to jump off the court and let me rock. The ref was not pleased.

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

0:15 Funny you should say that. Manny Ramirez used to go into the Green Monster to eat cheeseburgers during the game. I was sitting behind his wife and family when I saw him signaling to her for one from the field and asked her what that was about. He used to pee in there too I've heard.

[@not2be4gotten02]

"Manny being Manny"

[@hirshja]

My exact thought.

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

basketball player = strict diet to maintain peak physical condition baseball player = eating a cheeseburger midgame

[@not2be4gotten02]

Bowler = downing a beer mid-frame

[@zym6687]

@@not2be4gotten02 Drinking during PBA competition is a DQ. >15.12 Public Consumption of Alcohol. >15.12.1 Consumption of Alcohol While Competing. Competitors may not consume alcohol on the tournament host premises until their competition is completed for the day (including Pro-Ams). >PENALTY: Bowling Conduct Violation - Disqualification

[@pjwright3773]

Yalls chemistry and humor is great. Do more of these.

[@samirhusseini897]

@AGNEZ this is the appropriate response

[@calebbraswell9109]

Watching this video after Antonio Browns mid game goodbye makes this 100x funnier😂😂😂

[@tapedlocks]

in 6th grade the school basketball league allowed on the fly substitutions, but they had to take place after a made basket. it was pretty insane

[@sammarkus3808]

This made me laugh out loud and I needed that today. Thanks, Secret Base ❤️

[@matthewforbes2969]

Collapse: how a legendary AC Milan team that were regular UCL favorites broke apart Untitled: Ted Williams Untitled: Vlad Sr Collapse: how the back to back champion blue jays broke into mediocrity and no playoff appearances Beef history: islanders vs rangers Beef history: Barcelona vs Real Madrid Beef history: Arsenal vs Tottenham Rewinder: the miracle of Istanbul Rewinder: 2004 ALCS Collapse: how the Montreal canadiens failed to reach sniffing distance of Lord Stanley for 28 years Collapse: how the Edmonton oilers dynasty went from champions to worst team in the league

[@EpicTyphlosionTV]

Blue Jays one would be very interesting

[@RugbyRyan]

Rewind: Japan vs South Africa 2015 rugby World Cup

[@junseo1000]

ac milan one or barcelona now would be great videos

[@jakebuchsbaum3348]

We need a Detroit tigers collapse

[@jakebuchsbaum3348]

We need an untitled video on Barry sanders Ken Griffey jr Reggie Miller Gary Payton and Shawn kemp Chris Paul Russell Westbrook mike piazza tony Gwynn ichiro Ernie banks and Sammy Sosa

[@Ryan30431]

I did this in high School tennis once. I mean this kid was just beating the hell out of me on the tennis court I just slammed my racket into the court, walked off the court, walk to my 1987 Chevy Blazer, and drove the 7-Eleven. As I drove by the court, my coach, the other teams coach and the guy I was playing were just looking at me like what in the hell are you doing 😂

[@MJ_R0S3]

LeBron has made a habit of walking out mid-game

[@R.A.W-X7]

He probably wanted to take a break like Lamar Jackson did a while back.

[@ethanf7739]

Little did they know…. Antonio Brown basically did exactly what they wanted to see

[@samarcher2871]

That Lue reaction to Lebron straight up gave me Lebron to JR Smith vibes

[@trentonayershandsoffire3620]

Damn 🤣

[@thej2073]

0:20 lol as if no one noticed Manny's 'break' in left field when he went into the monster to use the bathroom

[@noise8000]

In team handball, pretty popular in parts of Europe, substitutes on the fly are legal too. And another funny story about substitutions: German goalkeeper at the Soccer World Cup 2006, Jens Lehmann, once got 3 goals in the first half in a Bundesliga-match in 1993. After he got substituted during half time break, he left the stadium and took the train home.

[@mastertyx9370]

We need more weird rules!!

[@cariboubearmalachy1174]

"He was my ride home." Did he keep the same joke from the version of the script written for when they were in studio instead of on zoom?

[@donovanlight6278]

No I'm pretty sure they wrote it to be a joke about them being on zoom and not in person as like sarcasm

[@tingispingis]

You really think they wrote the script for this video 2 years in advance before COVID hit?

[@petermccannell7565]

Honestly hockeys rules make the most sense, let the players change when they want to, and suffer the consequences of a bad change

[@nickmontalbano9573]

“He was my ride home…” *Is Home*

[@CarolineBearoline]

How many hot dogs would you say that you eat in a single day, Timmy? Just walk me through an average day...

[@yunopepper76]

Same amount of “hot dogs” as you 😏

[@CarolineBearoline]

@@yunopepper76 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJKkd5J9dshmg80

[@yunopepper76]

@@CarolineBearoline whatever is on this link I think I can BARELY survive not knowing what is on it K???

[@CarolineBearoline]

@@yunopepper76 lol don't be scared it's a comedy sketch from an old show called 'The Whitest Kids U Know'

[@yunopepper76]

@@CarolineBearoline I think I’ll live

[@alexanderwhite5330]

They gotta talk about Antonio brown now😂

[@i_i8924]

Could you guys do the 'Shoe Throwing Rule' in NCAAF? Is there even a rule on the books and why is it officiated so differently (LSU v FL, TENN v BYU). I know in NBA its legal, and imo should be within the rules esp pros trying to gain an edge etc.

[@trentonayershandsoffire3620]

They did! Thx 🙏🏾

[@KryptoChronicutelite]

And they wonder why people call him a diva.......

[@elpolloguapo]

Will's comment about a left fielder leaving the field to buy a hot dog reminds me of when Manny Ramirez ducked into the Green Monster while he was fielding in order to take a piss

[@BondandBourne]

Michael Jordan never failed at this MJ > lebron confirmed

[@TheMarslMcFly]

Okay, but did LeBron now get a T and had to continue playing or what?

[@johnbrowntheprophet]

Yes, the rule book says that the refs must give them a technical foul.

[@Krillinish2]

Team technical I believe. Like an illegal defense technical.

[@ohwhye]

I feel like they just walked off in the middle of the story…

[@starwalk3r]

This video felt like it dragged on and on and on.

[@thekillers1stfan]

I miss Ryan. He's so perfect for this bit

[@jaimevillegas2418]

People gon say “Mj would never” Well, are they wrong? He really wouldn’t

[@pjwright3773]

This is true. He also never punched a teammate half his size or told staff that someone on the team isn’t gonna eat cause he said so. We all have our preferences I guess.

[@barryallen871]

@@pjwright3773 Do you know that he hasn't? These MJ stories came out years later, and LBJ is much more PR savvy, so I doubt you know anything about what goes on when the camera's aren't rolling. Not to mention we live in the era of NDA's. (I personally don't think LeBron is a bad guy, but I, like you, will never know who he really is, good or bad)

[@pjwright3773]

You are absolutely right anything is possible. have you ever heard of a star player making other players sign NDAs for practices and non game events? I haven’t but maybe. I also imagine that if things got out back then they are much much more likely to get out now but you could be right who really knows.

[@Blahblahblahking2]

@@barryallen871 imagine actually not thinking lebron is anything but a big, ugly crybaby who thinks the game, and the world itself, revolves around him. protagonist complex up the ass. he should walk away from the game with his head down and shame in his heart

[@tboss8157]

@@Blahblahblahking2 Jordan was a degenerate gambler and a disgrace to the league. A terrible teammate and sociopath who could never carry the load like Lebron has. Easy to spam comments like this right?

[@momarks5817]

This reminds me of the Columbus Blue Jackets accidentally starting a play with only 4 players on the ice and Torts losing it. Actually maybe it’s just an Ohio thing 🤷🏻

[@michaelrichardsoninternet]

This channel's comedic peak was Will on Uffsides and I will die on this hill

[@AMAZNGMUSIC]

Scalabrine would never

[@thewempstinator]

This episode aged well with the way Antonio Brown retired.

[@luisperalta4070]

Oh boy can’t wait till they talk about Antonio brown!!!!

[@aloe-aurora]

Is that a Hudson's Bay Co. blanket at the end?? That's a flex, those things are worth a lotta money now.

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

LeSubstitute

[@lance_wavy]

I dont know what you guys are up to right now. But i know for sure that you got some good stuff brewing up with all the Kyrie plus Simmons saga. Cant wait for some fire content.

[@Domepeezy]

Tells his friends the one time he stuck it to bron 😂

[@barryallen871]

Who did?

[@ZainKhan-kg6qr]

had to come back to this after Kevin Porter Jr left the arena during halftime after being called out for poor performance by an assistant Rockets coach lol

[@theduckfromthejoke152]

RIP Vontea Davis... I live in Buffalo and I was mad at the time, but I don't hold it against him right now.I found his children's book in the store... I don't blame him anymore... I'd like to think that even if he knew all the success the team was about to have, He still. Just andrew lucked The whole thing... And When you think about what his fate was gonna be.I am very happy for him.And he got to have that ti am doing something else being with his family and all that.... I bet his family is happy for it like, I don't know a man.There's a real lesson to be learned there, Don't take your time for granted...

[@TheMVPSteveNash]

Please do a rewinder on Chuck's series clinching J against the Spurs in '93.

[@aidanagain995]

I was low key waiting if he's gonna sit down again 😂🤣

[@tabletopresearch201]

Was that an HBC blanket in the background as he walked off? Closet Canadian in the vid??

[@SHAd0Eheart]

Fantasize? Ive made an anti-career of the "I'm out!" Bounce.

[@YouCallThataKnife253]

Pretty sure I've done that at, like, 3 different jobs 😂

[@0bigfoot]

In 1973 in the final of the german football cup (the handegg-guys in the USA would call it "soccer"), one player substituted himself into the game. He asked one of the aktive players if he felt tired witch the player confirmed, and then casually informed his coach that "he would play now". The player was Günther Netzer, at the time one of the most known and best football players in the world. About 4 minutes after substituting himself into the game, Netzer scored the deciding goal, winning his team the title. This was Netzers last game for Borussia Mönchengladbach, his transfer to Real Madrid having been confirmed shortly before.

[@VenomousX]

Oh Lebron.....

[@jacobstrachan6065]

You guys should give One-Outs a watch. Sports anime focused around the mind-games of baseball and has a bunch of rules bending and straight up breaking for the sake of winning and personal goals.

[@traberburns]

Beef History: Seattle Mariners vs the Playoffs

[@no1wasgeorgiebest]

'Non-unsportsmanlike'

[@ajh22895]

Aussie rules has free substitution except at the top level where they capped it because play was going too fast.

[@isayiahlim745]

The ending LMAO

[@beenieweenie1986]

At the end I was 100% expecting like Jonboi or someone to sub in and do the outro.

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

The left guy is giving me a slight Paul Walker vibe. It's weird because on the non-Zoom episodes, he never gave me this vibe before.

[@E1iteDepression]

I wonder how they feel about Antonio Brown

[@tiktokexposed898]

David Blatt was only head coach in name. We all know LeCoach was responsible for all substitutions

[@MrDcarmichael]

Pairs figure skating would be dope with on-the-fly changes.

[@daneanderson7437]

It wasn’t a travel. It was a crab walk.

[@mcfearson1391]

Did you name this video this as a reference to Hey, Diddle Diddle?

[@Barbutt]

At end I thought his bud was tending to his kid, pet, wife, dinner or something. “He’ll be right back…. Um… ohhhh..”

[@umarb7325]

He actually just tried this again in the warrior preseason game yesterday. When he bounces the ball off his foot he tries to come out but refs don't allow it.

[@MarioJPav]

Playing with 4 is a technical... but when u have 6 on the court its ok (old episode)

[@timothyjacobs4279]

It's a common theme with lebron walking off on his teams

[@tromboneman4517]

Yeah. He can’t be the GOAT when he can’t stay loyal to any team for long. Jordan was. Bird was. Russell was. LeBron… nope!

[@yiply42]

Kimi at Monaco vibes right here

[@robertdigiorno7646]

Colin Sexton proved that if you only have three players, you can absolutely make a comeback and beat 5 players

[@GregorDWScott]

If a team wants to play only 4 guys let them, I don't see why there should be a foul called, it's already a strong advantage for their opponents 🤷‍♂️

[@SantiagoNietoVideos]

In Formula 1 something like this happened (but on another level). It was the Monaco GP, and Kimi Raikkonen had been taken out of the race. He just got out of the car and walked towards the bay, got on a boat and took his suit off. Never went back to the boxes. Vacation just started early 😎

[@yunglordz5907]

Great content 😂😂

[@TehGamesaver]

5:26 to 6:04 Good job guys. You made Antonio Brown happen 3 months later...

[@syc008]

Did Lebron just invalidate the 3 that the Hawks made? IQ level 1,000,000 😂

[@KidJV]

what an absolute madlad

[@BoricuaFlavored]

......and that's what his followers call leadership 🤣🤣🤣

[@aok2075]

I was so happy when you mentioned vontae Davis because I was thinking about it the whole time

[@Kevan_VG]

He leaves every 4th quarter anyway

[@acork7601]

The self appointed King

[@a-void6774]

I did something similar. I was told I was being fired and I was supposed to come into work the next day for my last day and I just bailed that same day.

[@Vanilla_doom]

I have an idea for an episode of the Worst: 'The Worst SEC Football Game' Ole Miss vs. LSU 2011; LSU is rolling over opponents, the only team that looked to beat them that year was Alabama but they won 9-6 in overtime. Ole Miss comes into the game just 2-8 and would later vacate those 2 wins for recruiting violations and would have to settle out of court with 4th year head coach Houston Nutt over statements made by 2 University employees. Ole Miss is going through some changes as well, 'Colonel Reb' is no longer the mascot after years of pressure but wanted to keep the team name, 'The Rebels'. After some fan voting and a big push from the student body to name Admiral Ackbar as the mascot (even though Lucasfilm would deny rights to use him as a mascot) went instead with....'Rebel Black Bear'. They'd later change that a few years later to the 'Land Sharks'. FINS UP! But there was some reason for hope; Ole Miss are Giant killers and have made tons of upsets. When Florida won the National Title in 2008, the only blemish on their record was a loss to Ole Miss. In 2009, Ole Miss pulled off an upset, beating 10th ranked LSU and would go on to win the Cotton Bowl that year. 2010 was bad, but they had lost a ton of starters like Dexter McCluster and 3 DBs who would be drafted to the NFL. The game gets kicked off and LSU scores 21 point in the first quarter, and any hope of a rally gets crushed when LSU adds 14 more points in the second quarter but Ole Miss manages only a field goal. 35-3, halftime. The game has to continue and LSU puts up another 14 points up in the 3rd and 3 in the fourth and holds Ole Miss to 0 points in the second half. LSU has done nothing but run the ball, they only passes 8 times and completed 8 of them. With about 5:30 minutes to go in the fourth, first year QB Zach Mettenberger, tries to get into the end zone but gets pushed out at the one yard line. And with just over 5 minutes left and the score at 52-3, LSU takes a knee on 1st, 2nd, 3rd and even 4TH DOWN. All the players and coaches at this point wish that there was a mercy rule in place. All the camera closeups of Les Miles just make it look like he's extremely bored and all the players, including the Ole Miss players and coaches all want this game to be over. You even see some of the craziest looking LSU fans dressed up; one looking like he's a pimp? This game was such a foregone conclusion at this point that Houston Nutt even takes off his headset with almost 2 minutes still left. Anyway....this game wasn't just a blowout, it was the largest margin of victory in the history of this rivalry and today was actually the 100th meeting the two teams had met. It was also the 13th straight SEC loss for Ole Miss. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHmlgJ6onq-latU

[@CoryFiscus]

What happens if we were already subscribed.... will we still be adored forever?

[@laertignipeek]

Finally a lebron vid that’s less then 2 hours

[@angelusgnz5784]

which Lebron video was 2 hours long?

[@donrosc]

Yes it should be their issue to play with 4 players if one just walks off the court, however if another enters, without the right procedure, then there's a problem 😅

[@tryhardfinessedyou]

This was not very good. Below your normal standards. 3/8

[@jivjov]

Getting up and walking out is such a power move. When I came out to my dad, he didn't take it well and got real transphobic at me, so mid sentence I just stood up, went to my car, and departed. Great feeling.

[@ingyuleee]

These guys carry SB

[@pdotjdott]

Ohhh I remember this night. Was a long night for us Cavs fans.

[@AlexRodriguez-ue1xc]

LeBum quitting on his team mates again, I actually forgot about this one🤦 but yet he says he's the greatest🤷 YEAAAHHH quitting on your team mates when things go bad

[@TehUltimateSnake]

For a “king”, he acts like such a diva.

[@BreakingNVain]

Pro wrestling tag team rules in every sport. Let's do it!

[@lyubomirkolev250]

Beef history: Barcelona vs Real Madrid

[@martinkealey03]

do one on the double punt from TNF

[@briantneary2248]

Then you haven't watched Manny Ramirez play, silly. A plethora of sports history at your finger tips.....

[@2point58]

AB now

[@nellieugdangv9151]

he actually did it again today during the preseason game vs. the warriors 😂 but he got up from the seat and continued to play.

[@LaslowF1997]

Will probably should have driven himselves. But this was in COVID so I thought he was wfh anyways?!? Please explain.

[@takabotch]

Typical LeBron .. just giving up on his team ..