Rui Hachimura: “Bron told me right before this. He said ‘I got you, it’s gonna come to you’, so that was it” (via @NBA)
LeVisionary
He predicted LeStreak would be over sad
NostLeDamas
LeQuasimodo predicted all this
He was gay, LeGary Cooper?
Who knew that when Bron said he was greasin LeUnion…
Who did what?
LeDrstrange saw 14 million possibilities and this was the only one where they win
It would’ve been sad if the streak ended with him going 4-18 and losing.
I’ve spent so many years peering through time, looking at this exact moment. But I can’t see past it
it will be really if it turns out that he wasn’t actually lying about his bs claims lmao
Either the streak was over like this, or we would have OT and it would continue. win-win :D
I mean he was 4⁄17 so yeah :/
Edit: y’all are missing my point lol, Bron is level-headed enough to see that it was a tough night for him.
Ya he just won the game so yeah :/
Let us get our moral victory man
Scottie Barnes had him on a barn for sure.
LeRevolutionary
LeSethFreakinRollins
That’s what I was looking for. LeBurnItDown cues theme
OracLe
LeNostradamus
LeSan Al Gaib
LeBron Breakker
LeBronson Reed
LePremeditated
LeSP
Vision is scary.
LeFreakinBron
I can’t with all this Lefoolery
Lebron will always make the right play. This moment and context is gonna bang during his documentary in like 10 years lol
a little lesacrifice to make a better documentary than the last dance.
LeAttenborough
U mean MJ’s wizards years
Interviewer: LeBron, did you know you were possibly losing your streak when you made that play?
LeBron: laughs I know how big of a deal everybody makes that out to be, but to me, how I’ve always played basketball, is make the right play and get the win. And that moment, I knew passing was the right thing to do. I would’ve been disappointed in myself if I treated that meaningless record over a win to give ourselves a better seed.
Fans: LeBron always makes the right decisions!
Haters: LeBron was shooting terrible anyways, he got bailed out by a teammate AGAIN. Scared to take last shot!
Reddit on!
So accurate it hurts
Bruh leaked the script
Saved yall 10 years 😏
NBA fanfiction is so back
Lebron: laughs You mean the Chaos Emeralds?
MICHAEL JEFFERY JORDAN WOULD NEVER!
Skip: LeBron the anti-Clutch!
True haters will say the pass was for nothing and the Lakers won’t make it past the play in tournament this year. Should have kept that streak going. So Lebron sucks and eat a dick.
10 years? Hell still be in the league by then
Right, he hasn’t reach his Udonis Haslem era yet
Something something fuckery
Skip Bayless: this just proves that Lebron is not clutch.
During his documentary, he will narate where all the players are positioned in the court and how the play went.
I don’t think they would make the documentary before he retires.
If only he made one of his 13 missed shots.
Literally one of the most unselfish plays by Lebron, not only could he have took the shot but if he missed its overtime where he would have certainly got 2 more points
He passed away the streak for a chance to win. Epic shit.
He’s about to be 41 years old soon, so no way did he want OT on the road
The old adage: At home, you play for overtime. On the road, you shoot for the win.
And playing in Boston tomorrow lol
No way he’s playing in Boston tomorrow lol LeLoadManagement
He hates them, so he might. Plus if he wants to be all nba he can’t miss a lot of games.
My dude, he aint all nba this year
Let me dream.
especially when they are playing Boston tmr without luka
Especially with this being the first of a back to back with no Luka lol.
I love bron but with the way he was shooting it wasn’t a certainty 😭
Nah he knew we’d ride him if he did that
Wouldn’t even have been a bad shot if he took it, so I doubt it but haters can find any reason
you really think that the guy cares when hes been hated on for as long as I was born?
Idk man I’m just saying. I saw the narrative being played as he started that possession
I would def ride LeBron
It’s incest to ride your dad.
there likely is the asterisk talk with OT for the streak
Who is putting an asterisk on a 1,300 game streak
Haters. Ex: “Disney” ring
that’s the joke
Nobody would care or remember if the streak continued for a bunch more games
Who’s looking
That makes the pass less selfless if you don’t care if its made or not.
Bron went 4-17, he should’ve stopped shooting 10 attempts ago
I wish the streak didn’t end, but what a legitimately cool way for it to happen.
Pass up the chance at history for the better way to win the game. There’s no more Lebron a thing to do.
Yeah, I feel THIS adds to the legend far more than the streak continuing …
As cool as him continuing the streak on a game-winner, which he had a perfect opportunity to attempt to do so with OT being the worst case scenario…
The streak ending this way on him not even trying that and making the right basketball play is even better and more poetic. When people think of this streak in 10, 20 years, there will be people that remember how it ended way more than about any game where he barely continued it.
It was probably going to end this year anyways with him being the third option. Worked out great that this was the way it happened.
I think its a release of the pressure as well for him. He can play how he wants to now, supportive and playmaking, rather than having to chase that 10 points. And as everyone mentioned, it was certainly best for him to end it poetically like this, rather than a random game.
Why? No one cared about this streak except some Lakers fans lol
At the end of the day LeBron will always make the right basketball play
That’s just elite game awareness. He knew they would respect AR and double him and Rui’s guy would have to step up to stop Bron going downhill
I also think Toronto players expected Bron to throw up the final shot for the streak and didn’t expect the bullet pass to the corner
I doubt they were thinking about the steak as much as Reddit and the media are. They are playing a game to win, not thinking a fucking streak (that has nothing to do with them) is going to dictate a win.
Nah, it would definitely factor into how you defend. No one thought Bron would pass that up.
You defend Lebron because he is Lebron, not because your primary thought is the streak.
And he also had a free run to the hoop otherwise
It’s both lol
Lol
That’s nonsense. Ofc they used that info. to determine how to defend. They’re playing to win like you said. And they know Lebron wants that 10 points and would most likely take the shot to get it. So they defended accordingly to try to win. They were wrong, shit happens. It was still a decent close out by Ingram and Rui had to hit the shot.
Bron’s lying ass when they ask him the same thing: “I actually had a feeling when I was walking into the arena that it was gonna come down to me finding Rui in the corner”
That’s So LeRaven
“When I was drafted I saw sakura trees in my peripheral and I knew this was how it would go 23 years later”
“So I was kicking it with my man Christopher Columbus”
i told my guy ernest hemingway i told him “i’ll find you”
I told my homie Isaac Newton : “yo, check what that apple’s gonna do next”.
Lebron dreamt of a cross in the sky ultimately leading to the medieval crusades
Japan really runs LA
LeArasaka agent
And through LA they own Toronto.
Shoutout to little Tokyo
Yamamoto and Rui hates Toronto.
How do wizards fans feel about Hachimura pretending he was gonna retire just so he could go to the Lakers instead
Well you can’t force a samurai into a wizard
We still cashin’ checks for the 3 2nd rounders 😂
I love Rui bro
Do Wizards fans hate Rui? I never got that feeling.
Rui missed time after having to remove one of his balls.
He then missed some time for a mental break after getting racially eviscerated by what he thought was his home country.
Maybe there is some damn sucks it turned out this way, but I doubt Wizard fans are losing sleep over Rui, and are just glad to see him happy in his new situation.
He what now?
Go back to the threads people being hella concerned about him lol
most wizards fans are still rooting for the guys that have left. that goes for Rui, deni, beal, anyone who did their time in the purgatory that is the wizards
LeGotYou
It’s always cool watching guy’s post game interviews after buzzer beaters.
+100 team chemistry points
This was LeThanos sacrificing Gamora to get the win
LeOracle
A true lesson for all basketball players. No streak is worth passing up a game winner.
LePasser shows the trust he has in his teammates
Rui needs to increase his volume on threes unless he has some % incentive
Rui don’t need to do shit, he just hit a game winner
True he should retire rn he’s at the top and it’s all downhill from here, why even take another 3 my bad
Defenses have figured out he’s a threat. And he makes the right pass if the defenses close.
LeTrustMe
LeAdership
LeProphet
The streak is gone, but not the fuckery.
LA Japanifornia is Toronto’s Father
Lebronto never went away
how bout NICE SHOT RUI
someone commented this forever ago and i cannot think about rui without thinking of it
the basketball mind to ever grace the game
The funny thing is if LeBron said this, people would be saying “LeCap”.
Man the camera there using is fantastic 👌 .
LeManifestator
Why are they interviewing Rui? The real mvp is the guy who got 15 assists to Reaves.
Bronstradomous
LePasstheBall
Beautiful win.
LeSan al-Gaib
LeVedrfolnir
A testament to LeBron’s genius and his dominance over Toronto. No matter the iteration, he knows how they’ll play, and he knows exactly how to counter.
I believe Rui but this sounds exactly like one of those things Lebron would say lol: “yeah I knew something like this would happen. I told Rui, I got you.”
Mind the Game 🧠
LeExtraPass
Although Im not a fan of the Lakers, I love LeBron and Rui’s game. In their previous game vs the Suns, I felt they didn’t make the right play in passing to Rui in the corner (which poetically was the winning play here).
Hopefully its a sign that Rui gets more chances to shine, he is a solid player and plays consistently great basketball.
LeChemistry +1000
Tonight, r/nba has become a warzone.
On one side, LeBron stans. On the other, LeBron haters.
“Battle of Verdun, 2025, colorized”
Bron knows what he’s doing. Come February after ASB Rui will remember these types of shots. He’s gonna become a monster
His American accent sounds so authentic.
He sounds way different speaking Japanese.
What the fck is bibigo, we getting bought out by China and Saudi Arabia in every sport now?
Wait
I just realized Rui has an unusually amazing hairline, just like every dude in Japan.
Wtf are they eating over there to get their hairlines?
Never heard him speak before. Someone tell me why he talks and sounds like Siakam??😂😂😂
Rui’s 1 game streak of 10 points continues
“How do you make sure you stay in the moment, that you get the lift with your legs […] jumping, or is it you don’t even think about it just happens naturally?”
Wtf question is this? Is he asking him how he remembers how to jump? How tf are you supposed to answer this?
Interesting how LeBron is not in that whole shot of them celebrating. Somebody have the other angle?
lol ya I don’t believe that. Austin had the ball, only reason rui got that is because Austin got double teamed and then he threw it to lebron, clock winding down lebron drove and passed to rui. Lakers didn’t call timeout before either. It was looking like Austin was going to hold and take the last shot.
Rui said it himself, why will Rui lie for Lebron?
fr that would be weird af
Austin has been balling!! Lebron has 20 years in the league. You dont think bron at least had a little idea that Austin would get doubled and have to get it out of his hands? And who is Austin going to defer to? Bron or Luka nobody else.. And Bron is known for passing to the open guy even in his prime so at this age it was easy that Bron let the next man shoot
Even I called the play with 0 years in the league lol. Common sense says they will go to AR and rotate to defend LeBron which would leave a man open. Also you can see LeBron’s hand movements right before the play. Looked like he motioned for Austin to carry it up and motioned rui to stay in that spot. I’m surprised raptors didnt read it.
You don’t think they put LeBron in that exact spot for that reason that reaves would be doubled
Fuck off mate
yooooooooooo