People love getting on LeBron James for being a “crybaby.” Whether it’s because of his on-court demeanor or because he cried after the Cavaliers won a title (go figure!), this is a way for people to criticize LeBron for something.
One of LeBron’s best traits is that he’s one of the most aware athletes on earth — he absolutely knows about this perceived reputation, and thanks to this new commercial for Intel, he poked fun at the narrative. It depicts LeBron knocking down a triple to win a game and immediately hugging a teammate.
The people on commentary say we need to see LeBron’s hug on an Intel 360 replay, and during the replay, his face goes from his own to that of a crying baby for a split second. After playing it back and slowing it down for that moment, we got an extended shot of LeBron with this face.
VIA INTEL
We know that LeBron is a funny dude, and he again proved it in this ad. Also, for comparison purposes, let’s take a look at the picture of King James hugging Kevin Love after the Cavs won a championship.
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Oh, this isn’t LeBron’s only commercial with Intel. While the baby is a joke about the whole “LeBron being a crybaby” thing, this one spoofs television broadcasts that zoom all the way in on something mundane and the frequency of hot takes in sports. LeBron is at the line shooting a free throw, but before that, he takes a second to stretch his quad. We then get an Intel 360 replay of this, with one announcer remarking that this is the best quad stretch of all time.
All we need now is an Intel 360 replay of LeBron making fun of Lonzo Ball’s shooting motion and I think we’ll be all set.
Source: DIME on UProxx