LeBron James went cold last night. Cold Hearted.
Last night we saw something else in LeBron. We saw his thirst for blood. We saw him suck the life out of the building. We saw him massacre the masses and walk away from the scene of the crime grinning as if nothing was wrong. For the first time in months, perhaps ever, LeBron James was who we wanted him to be; a cold hearted killer.
LeBron has been trying to paint himself the villain ever since ‘The Decision’ telecast. But his cries for more fun dulled out any signs that he had turned to the darkside. LeBron was trying to sell himself as the villain but we weren’t buying it. What Maverick Carter, World Wide Wes and the rest of his entourage never informed him of was villains don’t have fun and indulge is villainy on the side. Those things should become one in the same. LeBron has been searching for the perfect formula or the opportune moment to merge the fun with the hate to truly embrace the role of the villain.
Don’t get me wrong, LeBron had a lot of fun in The Q. He always has fun, that’s him modus operandi. Last night, however, was a different kind of fun. There was some dancing, the ‘Shh’ hands made a few cameos, he even gave a few teammates a handshake that requires an owner’s manual. All the antics where there, he even did the powder toss, but they weren’t the reasons he had fun. This game wasn’t an episode of Entourage where the crew ends up at a party with playmates. This game was Christian Bale in ‘American Psycho’ putting on the overcoat, grabbing an axe and going to town on Jared Leto’s body. LeBron had fun last night but because he was killing; killing with a smile.
This wasn’t the Kobe variety of killer. That man is a cold blooded assassin. He comes into each game, setups shop, finds the intended target, kills and walks away. It’s not fun, it’s not joyful, it’s his job. His reward comes in the form of trophies in July, the body count is just collateral damage. For guys like Kobe, killing opponents is just a means to an end. James is not an assassin nor has he ever been nor will he ever be. Assassins don’t have fun, they don’t have friends, they don’t draw attention to themselves and they don’t live in the public eye. That’s the profile of a serial killer and that’s the genre of killers Lebron was flirting with last night.
Last night James might have finally solved his own puzzle. For the first time in his career he realized that there is nothing more fun than killing the opposition. In this game, LeBron looked as if he had found the perfect balance between villainy and fun. He had finally become that perfect villain.
LeBron took pleasure in Cleveland’s pain. The more they booed the more he scored. The more they hated him the more he loved them for it. With every shot he hit he submerged the knife deeper and deeper into Cleveland’s heart. As Miami’s lead grew bigger, the ‘boo’s quieted down, the chants died off and the crowd thinned out. By the end of the night, the loudest thing in the building was the smile on LeBron’s face and the only one still having fun was the man who just massacred an entire city. What LeBron did last night was borderline sociopathic and that’s exactly what we have been begging to see from him.
If you watch Criminal Minds, you know that ever serial killer has a trigger. Something at some point in their lives that sets him off. An occurrence that puts the wheels in motion and turns the average human into a killing machine.
The cold shoulder from Mo Williams was LeBron’s spark. James came out of the half on fire. He showed off his entire arsenal, the fast break ally-oop, the step back, the fade away. He scored 24 points in the quarter, the most he has ever scored in a single quarter at Quicken Loans Arena. LeBron finished the game with 38 points and would have probably dropped 50 had he played the 4th. Everything was going in and it was killing everyone in Cleveland and LeBron was having fun doing it.
Not sure if this is the new LeBron or just the LeBron was saw for this particular game but I’m hooked. The NBA fanatic inside of me is begging that he keeps the blood flowing. Like an episode of Dexter, I’m going to keep tuning in with hopes that LeBron keeps on killing. Killing with a smile.
@Suga_Shane
![Wow, this guy was everywhere tonight. Thank him for the win Cleveland!
EVERYWHERE!!!
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