LeBron plays bullyball for the transition dunk
This is the positionless era of basketball. bron plays 1-5 and TE
Bump and run within 5 yards, nothing to see here.
Bro really switched to football mid possession š
LeGronk
This is a hilarious name.
These will never not be funny.
Literally tossed the dude into the ref and they still didnāt see it.
Ref: “It doesn’t look like anything to me.”
Tony Brothers:
āmust have been the windā
Scott Foster:
āhit the weight room pussyā
John Goble: “This maze isn’t meant for you.”
And the OC, DC, HC
TEā¦thatās a nice touch
Thatās why he really went to Philly, to play a year for the eagles.
Nobody has been told yet though
TOTAL BASKETBALL
Bron plays like the uncs at 24 who foul the shit out of you boxing out for a rebound lmao
Oh fuckā¦ Iām an unc now.
Edit; For clarification, I was saying “at 24 hour fitness”…
Or like the football players who play basketball just looking for contact, with the only difference being that he made the layup
I played basketball with a former D1 football player. He was scary getting the ball in the paint. Very fast for a big guy too, but he would push over anyone to get a bucket like you were made of paper. I’d imagine it’s like an NBA Center guarding Shaq.
Well never get that Wembeyama VS Shaq showdown to prove which generation is best š
Shaq would destroy Webmy respectfully. Wembys 60% from the field or whatever heād shoot wouldnāt be enough to beat Shaqs 90% in the paint without fouling out
Soccer players play similarly, in my experience. Drive in with reckless abandon and smoke the lay up
Drive in with reckless abandon and smoke the lay up
This is just all players in pick-up.
LN = 1-12 Y/O
YN = 12-17
BB = 18-29
Unc = 30-40
OG = 40+
Unc is 39+ OG is like 50
You 38? lol
fuck…
nah lmao im 33, 30s feels feel a bit young to be unc
Hate to break it to u unc š
YNs these days smh š¤¦š¾
This guy is definitely in his 30s and doesnāt want to be classified as unc
I’m 31 and take the unc title idc but 24 is not unc lmao
If 24 is considered an unc to someone, they are still a baby and shouldn’t be listened to.
Brotha Iām 28 and am accepting borderline unc status. Just lean into it, weāre all still relatively young. The labels arenāt that deep.
Whatās a BB?
Big bro
Imma big bro then. Friends lil brother keeps calling me unc making me feel old ash
Nah Bron is old. Nowadays bro needs to push off to thrust his body into the direction he needs to go. Watch it again.
Pushed off the first guy so he can slide to the right. Pushed off the next guy so he can hit second gear
Ugh the elbows Iāve taken from those guys
Then you elbow them back and they smile and give you a handshake lol
Youāre on r/nba. Youāre a nephew
Iāve been an unc since I was 16 because I suck ass at most of basketball. But if you run hard in transition, box out with the ferocity of Rikishiās ass, set screens like the other person set your grandmaās house on fire, and fight for rebounds like Chuck Hayes, youāre like the third most important person on a team in most pick-up games.
How are those not fouls?
Because no one blew their whistle
Oh duh meme
They mistook Santos and Melton for Steph.
They saw Steph and Bron on the court and figured they could just leave their whistles at home for this one
LePrivilege
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Well the second guy is grabbing to stop the break. And then flops like a sucker
It’s the shoes
Gotta be the shoes
Itās the jacket
So who’s soft now?
Bron not gonna smash you bro
Have you never watched basketball? Lmao
same way his drives are called when he pushes off
To be fair thatās basically everyone in the league. Especially those that are always trying to drive
Thatās half the league on jumpers now too lol
I mean, itās tough to fault him when theyād let defenders bear hug him to try to stop him from driving early on in his career.
no fault. its just the way bigger guys get reffed. lebrons whistle is all over the place imo.
They donāt usually give a whistle for this kind of scrapping before the ball reaches half court
No weak shit (off the ball) called. aināt the Mickey Mouse era
The second one was a foul on him that I guess he fouled back hard on? I mean, a free break and someone grabs you, how you get called for pushing back?
OKC these playoffs did a bunch of this
People do this shit nonstop in games. Do you want 50+ fouls called every game? It’s called be physical back and don’t be a pussy
They are, but Lebron is only doing it bc he knows where the refs are looking at that moment and he knows he can likely get away with it. Literally for as long as the NBA has been around, fouling the shit out of guys down low and when the refs weren’t looking has been a part of the game that got taught at all levels.
Three blind mice on the court
Clearly a flagrant 1 on Santos.
Yea, its so physical
Seriously LeBron should have been shooting a free throw for the and one /s
Offensive fouls aside, the LeBron would struggle in the more physical 80s/90s era was always so mind numbingly stupid.
Zero chance LeBron could compete in the 80s/90s. He was only a child back then
LeBorn (in 1984)
LeConceived in ‘83
He was born in DecemberĀ
r/technicallythetruth
For real. The idea that a 6’9, 240+ lb speed demon with the mind of a computer not being able to compete in the era is so stupid
He would be one of the biggest beneficiaries so I’ve found humor in those claims
Then they also say he has no bag and is a freight train that just runs into everyoneā¦ but physical basketball wouldnāt cater to his play styleā¦ man theyād try to ban him lol
funny thing is the style of bball in the 2000’s was probably even more physical than the 90’s
it was
r/nbatalk is full of em
that sub is pure cancer
the most stupid take ever. Lebron is literally known for his insane athletic physique lmao
He would at least stop flopping.
LeTightEnd
LeStiffArm
LeAkronHammer
LeMjƶlnir
LeBully
Itās not even bully ball. . Thatās just straight up fouling.
Bully ball is imposing your physicality on a weaker player by initiating body to body contact or shoulder contact without actually committing a foul. Here he just straight up commits fouls with his hands that go uncalled. Lebron can , does, and has played bully ball but not in this instance. Know the difference, jeez.
Meh, Melton tried grabbing LeBron and then flopped when Bron smacked his arms away. Iām ok that not being called either way.
These were either flops or these rooks arenāt expecting contact out of rythmn when bronās giving it to them.
I mean I remember watching a bball skills video my dad ordered 30 years ago where Kareem was talking about how it wasn’t fouling down low if the refs couldn’t see it- it’s only a foul if they call it.
Intense physicality where the refs can’t see it has been a fundamental part of the game forever. lebron used to have speed and quickness- now he has the old man strength to knock a guy off balance and slow him down with a quick forearm shove.
More like prison ball.
KAT wouldve gotten 4 fouls called on him from this clip alone
They woulda paused the game and rode out a guillotine so they could decapitate immediately.
Theyd cut the whole K off, hed just be AT
They definitely arenāt taking the T, if anything theyāre giving him one.
Welcome to his time as a timber wolf
And he is not even in the clip!
No more physicality cause hand-checking was removed they said.
Heās grandfathered in
They’ve always let him get away with it.
The stiff arm is fucking hilarious hahahha. Iām gonna miss this guy so much
This might be my favorite LeBron highlight. Bully ball is great
That man is terrifying lmao
The lack of calls is terrifying
Dozens of offball fouls donāt get called every game.
So? Weāre talking about this play
So you must be terrified a lot.
Zaza the destroyerĀ
Do you want physicality or not make up your mind
No oneās asking for stiff arms to be allowed in the NBA
I think itās fun.
They have lots of those in football
Lmao
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k9yjtFFXuB4&ra=m
āDunkā doing a lot of heavy lifting
Canāt have it both ways. LeBron gets hit a lot and no calls so of course mofo gonna throw people around on D lol
Like this
This is hilarious bro ššš
If the league keeps getting taller and skinnier, LeBron might just play another 10 seasons.Ā
He’s playing like an older brother
The first one was definitely a push, the second one felt more like āget off me!ā
Because it was. Defender grabbed him but it’s hidden by the angle of the camera.
Thatās what I thought I was seeing, too
Every time I watch an NBA game in person I notice 100 calls like this. This league is so much more physical than any other level of basketball Iāve played or watched.
That second one is especially absurd lol where was the ref looking?
Probably the uncalled flagrant 1 literally 1 second before that, clear path foul so he just canceled em out. Plus homeboy flopped
I mean it’s not that farfetched to believe the ref is looking ahead at the ball on a breakaway instead of back at the off ball action between trailing players
Lecheap shots
Right in front of the ref too. Like what are we doing here? I know it’s LeBron but y’all can’t just let him punk other players like that
I’m going to miss him so much on the team
ššbully ball for the win
And they say Cam Boozer canāt play in the modern NBA
So what is it? Is the league to soft on calls or is everything a tick tac foul?
Physical basketball loves should be all over this considering this is exactly what 90s and early 00s ball was like.
Oh wait, I Forgot it’s LeBron and he can’t handle physical basketball right?
Le90s bball
He bout pushed dude INTO the ref and no whistle š¤£
Thatās not bully ball dumbass. Thatās just straight up fouling.
Bully ball is imposing your physicality by initiating body to body contact or shoulder contact without actually committing a foul. Here he just straight up commits fouls with his hands that go uncalled. Know the difference, jeez.
LeShove
People would castrate draymond for this sht
r/nba purity tests are so annoying.
The term purity test is even more annoying.
After thinking about your reply for a second, I decided I agree with you. My feelings remain, but I wonāt use that tired phrase
Hell yeah
š¤£ love it! I know some of you are going to spasm out but this clip (of fouls) are hilarious. Bully Bron Ball .
Is the dunk in the room with us?
Good! Insert Donald Glover gif.
Basketball is a contact sport and has gotten too darn soft.
Iykyk canāt call nun on the OGs , and you better not breathe on em thatās a foul
Many such cases
2 fouls
People act like pretty much all stars or even higher end role players aren’t allowed to stiff arm and shoulder barge into defenders now a days. It was kind of shocking that the refs for what ever reason decided to call it on Jaylen Brown in the Philly series after allowing it all season long. I see this stuff happen uncalled at least 20 times a game in the RS and about 40 in the playoffs.
LeNFL
What dunk???
Two fouls and no dunkā¦ wth
LeVagina.
The first one was pretty normal in terms of what players do on defense, just hard sold by the fact that I think he genuinely knocked the dude off balance. The second one is hilarious
not quite the skill level of curry
He’s done this his entire career lol.
Lebron not getting called for fouls and the league looking the other way whatās new
Jesus, the no calls on that are tough
let’s ignore the fact that Melton tried to grab/block LeBron
I used to play like LeBron
https://youtu.be/gd_Vd43Vxa0?is=DIP7kQFSSyePKtMl
I love this actually.
Basketball is a contact sport š¤·šæāāļø
Why is this highkey funny afšstraight up just mushed bro in the face for no reason lmfaoo
stiff-arm is legal?
This is engagement bait, right? Posts like these are interesting, because anyone who’s watched at least 3 games knows every game is officiated differently.
Video with no context is what people calling out LeBron would post. Calling it “bully ball” in the title is what someone in support of LeBron would post. Combine the 2 and you get all sorts of people commenting.
lmao i feel like i remember this game
he was really grumpy/irritated, i think he wasn’t getting calls or he was pissed off at one of the warrior players then he pulled this shit off
reddits had a field day with it, think there was a war of showing the calls he didn’t get
He just look so slow to me. Canāt outrun anyone so he has to rely on shoving them.
Doing this at 41 but MJ fans say he wouldnāt survive the 90s
What’s not shown is how physical they were being with Bron prior this cherry-picked clip.
And if someone did this to him, he’d be on the floor flailing and crying foul
That’s why he’s the goat
How did the ref not call the 2nd push? It was right in front of him lol.
No bag , look like a tight end out there.
I think he fouled them both quite effectively
Bro got stiff armed right in front of the ref too LMFAO
Thatās not bully ball. Those were two uncalled offensive fouls.
Is this real?
I unironically love this. Wish we saw more of it.
But I thought we played in a soft era
lol wtf was that
Lmfao. You mean gets away with blatant foul no call?
Is this A.I.? Legit how were those not fouls?
Lebron has been playing NBA basketball for so long that even the refs think “He probably knows something we don’t know, just let him play”
That stiff arm is so freaking funny!!
Get your weight up
My goat
Grown man shit. Get those dweebs out of the way
This is old man strength at work, not to mention Bron is zeus
He just tryin to make todays game “look” physical so he has a goat debate against MJ. Not happening…….