The Cleveland Cavaliers took Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals last night thanks to a great performance by J.R. Smith.
The loss already puts Atlanta in a bad spot because they now have lost home court advantage for the series, but they also lost star wing player Demarre Carroll. While the injury does not appear serious, he is still a critical component of their team.
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But the part of the game that has everyone talking today was LeBron's highlight reel dunk that sent Kyle Korver scurrying out of the way.
While that is admittedly poor defense, it is also completely understandable poor defense. Kyle Korver, in the words of Deion Sanders, made a "business decision" by getting out of the way. Still, Twitter users immediately jumped all over the play. Some of the best jokes are below. Charles Barkley Signs Extension After $1,700 Worth Of Wine And Tequila
RT @Lizzs_Lockeroom: Korver saw LeBron & was like... pic.twitter.com/gp0n0Pxwu7 — Santana Mullins (@ItsTanaMarie) May 21, 2015
Korver saw Bron coming and was like pic.twitter.com/jclu27E3uY
— Speed Chronology (@FastTimesAtRF) May 21, 2015
Lowkey surprised Korver didn't defend that like this pic.twitter.com/nNTGW8Mmcy — King Chaos (@Danchrism) May 21, 2015
kyle korver jumped out of lebron's way so hard that he took out the super bowl lights
— Hort 2 U (@crushingbort) May 21, 2015
The best part about Kyle Korver diving out of LeBron's way was when he very quietly said "Kyle Korver" to himself like a Pokemon — Pablo S. Torre (@PabloTorre) May 21, 2015
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