LeBron James Cramped Up During Last Night's Game, and Boy Did Twitter Have Something to Say About That

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In case you happened to be hanging out in a nuclear bunker miles beneath the ground last night, let me catch you up a little.

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Thursday night's game between the Spurs and the Heat was fantastic. It was well-played, closely contested and we learned that Ray Allen still has a little Shuttlesworth in him. But none of this will ultimately be remembered because of a faulty air conditioning system at the AT&T Center, which likely led to LeBron James having to sit out the end of the game with severe cramps. Reasonable fans would say that the cramps were a shame, given the importance of the contest, but would hardly fault James because his body could not properly function (he was carried off the court by teammates). But alas, we are not living in the age of reasonable people. We are living in the age of Twitter. Below you can read the thoughts of several adults and Skip Bayless:

I don't want to hear any excuses about LeBron cramping. Both teams played in same heat. Nobody kept LeBron from drinking more water.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) June 6, 2014

Ps. I hope MJ was watching. #midol
— Michelle Beadle (@MichelleDBeadle) June 6, 2014

Jonathan Martin of all people was also criticizing LeBron:

He followed it up with this tweet that he later deleted:

LeBron is endorsed by Powerade, so Gatorade of course felt inclined to weigh in on the incident:

If LeBron plays through cramps and tears his calf muscle, would we think he's more heroic, less heroic, or would we watch a Nic Cage movie?
— Zach Harper (@talkhoops) June 6, 2014

Oh, man, people have uncaged ALL 2 year's worth of having-to-shut-up-about-LeBron resentment in the last 10 hours.
— Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz (@LeBatardShow) June 6, 2014

Remember when Lebron made fun of Dirk for being sick in the Finals? What's German for schadenfreude?
— Ben Muth (@FO_wordofmuth) June 6, 2014

These are the worst:

Hey Lebron, pic.twitter.com/G800fk3A25
— Everyday Hockey (@EvrydayHockey) June 6, 2014

Heat 1, LeBron 0.
— Mike Wise (@MikeWiseguy) June 6, 2014

Lebron really make it hard to be a fan.
— @TRASH_TALK (@TRASH_TALK) June 6, 2014

LeBron's chronic cramping is a sign of dehydration. I know coz I was a superstar athlete who cramped up a lot when I played for millions.
— Cesca Litton-Kalaw (@CheckLit) June 6, 2014

Lebron’s lucky this guy isn’t his coach. He’d be on landscaping duty tomorrow for sure pic.twitter.com/4e0VE8KeHH
— Shooter McGavin (@ShooterMcGavin_) June 6, 2014

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