After rocking protective goggles for the first 8:30 of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Saturday matchup against the Washington Wizards, LeBron James tossed them away in apparent discomfort. They landed at the feet of Wizards guard Bradley Beal, who threw them towards the sidelines.
LeBron James flung his goggles like a frisbee and almost hit Bradley Beal
He wore the goggles after an eye injury on Friday.
James wore the goggles after suffering a right corneal abrasion against the Charlotte Hornets on Friday.
The King was two-of-five for five points in the first quarter with his goggles on and had a ball ripped away by John Wall. The Cavaliers were down by nine when James took them off but ended the first quarter down 40-26.
He seemed like his normal self without the goggles, though, after dunking on Ian Mahinmi.
He also whisked a pass to the corner to an open Kevin Love.
The goggles didn’t stop The King from starting his night off with a bang.
James nearly posted a triple double (32 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists) in Cleveland’s 112-105 win over Charlotte on Friday, but he was scraped in the eye by Jeremy Lamb with 32 seconds left in the third quarter. He re-entered the game in the fourth quarter.
We will keep an eye out for the goggles later on.
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