When the Golden State Warriors crushed the Cleveland Cavaliers during Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday, Twitter wasted no time in hashing out a series of LeBron James memes – many of which feature the former Miami Heat player taking his talents back to South Beach. See below:
LeBron heading back to Miami after last night's game like…
— GM Hoops (@GM_Hoops) June 6, 2016
Other memes compared LeBron’s face to the infamous “Crying Jordan” meme, which has long been hailed for documenting sports failures.
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— BarDown (@BarDown) June 3, 2016
Here’s a look at some other noteworthy LeBron memes:
1 – When the reality hits you
When it finally hits you that you left Miami for Cleveland
— Basketball Vines™ (@bballvines) June 3, 2016
2 – When Dwyane Wade is waiting
Dwade waiting on Lebron to come back to Miami like
— Joe Mitchell (@josehmit) June 6, 2016
3 – When you contemplate your NBA career decisions.
"Why did I leave Miami?" #NBAFinals #Lebron @SportsBlog
— Showtime Sports (@Showtime_Chi) June 6, 2016
4 – When the nostalgia gets to an extreme level
LeBron James meme game is already so strong. Can't imagine how it will be in 2-3 games. #GSWvsCLE
— Matthew Schwerha (@MSchwerha) June 6, 2016
5 – When it dawns on you to have a reality check with your team
¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Lebron be like!
Favorite if you think this is funny! #sportsmeme #meme #lebron
— SchollyMe (@schollyme) June 4, 2016
Chances of the Cavs emerging triumphant during the remainder of the NBA Finals is not impossible, but it does seem unlikely. According to USA Today, 244 of 261 NBA teams failed to secure a playoff victory after losing the first two games in the playoffs.
