The Los Angeles Lakers wasted a huge opportunity to clinch their league-leading 17th NBA Championship last night vs. the Miami Heat, as LeBron James drove to the rim, drew a triple-team, and send a pass to a wide-open Danny Green with 11 seconds left in the clock. His shot, as you may know by now, was yet another brick.
The Miami Heat held on and forced Game 6 behind a historically great performance by Jimmy Butler, who only got 48 seconds of rest and put up 35 points (on 11/19 shooting), 12 rebounds, 11 assists, 5 steals, 1 three-pointer, and 1 block.
Now, LeBron and the Lakers will have yet another shot at the Championship when they face for the sixth game of the series on Sunday night. However, it seems like they just let it slip right through their fingers.
And, unsurprisingly, the narrative around the web was whether LeBron should have taken that shot instead of trusting his wide-open teammate, while others simply wasted no time in completely bashing Green for another subpar offensive performance. Here, we’ll show you some of the best memes and reactions.
NBA Fans Destroy LeBron James And Danny Green Over Missed Shot
The Heat seeing Danny Green Wide Open For the Win pic.twitter.com/kYaelqneJX
— Deka ��♀️ (@dekaliketen) October 10, 2020
Lebron james – Danny how did you miss that wide open shot
Danny green –
— marcus smart stan�� (@marcussmartsta1) October 10, 2020
Lebron when he walks in tomorrow and sees
Danny green
Kuzma
Markief Morris
Howard
Caruso— marcus smart stan�� (@marcussmartsta1) October 10, 2020
Here you go @KingJames hold your crown pic.twitter.com/53XiZK7pKe
— Brandon Parker (@popesizzle23) October 10, 2020
Lebron has always been scared of the moment pic.twitter.com/JXxtvoBMng
— P (@NoGoldeoblak) October 10, 2020
Kobe in heaven when he sees Danny Green wearing a Mamba Jersey: pic.twitter.com/aTWnOBC3tM
— IG~ Drizzyy10k (@Drizzyy10k) October 10, 2020
Danny Green trying to get into the Lakers practice facility tomorrow: pic.twitter.com/TENcRhPLHX
— ًALPHA (@CHAMPlONSHlPS) October 10, 2020
108-109, 10 seconds on the clock Danny Green with the biggest shot of his life, wide open off the pass from LeBron
Danny Green: pic.twitter.com/yoqdjT4DC4
— Dusty™️�� (@dustystankodak) October 10, 2020
A live look at Lebron bullying Danny Green at brunch pic.twitter.com/2c3GJfucaI
— Deepak Okra (@EasyStreetKeys) October 10, 2020
It’s been a rough season for Danny Green, at least offensively. He’s known for being a solid 3-and-D player but that “3” part has been missing all year long, especially since the restart of the season.
LeBron James made the right play. It was basketball 101, and no one would have questioned his read if Green had made the shot. Yes, other stars would have taken the shot themselves, but that doesn’t mean that LeBron was wrong.
Also, we have to give credit where its dueand the Miami Heat fought with bones and nails to get this win. Jimmy Butler is one of the biggest competitors in NBA history and, honestly, we should just be grateful for having at least one more game before the league stops until God knows when.
