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LeBron James Schadenfreude: Heat Forward Misses Breakaway Layup

Ricky O'Donnell
Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He’s currently the Associate Director of Programming.

Nothing gets the Internet's collective juices flowing quite like LeBron James failing in an embarrassing fashion. The second quarter of Game 6 between the Pacers and Heat provided one of these moments for the ages: James -- he of the thunderous slam dunks and unreal chase down blocks -- missed an open layup on a breakaway.


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Here’s the video:

And a GIF. Notice the flamingo:

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You’d expect this in an SB Nation pickup game, but not from the league’s three-time MVP.

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