Heading into the latest series, both stars attempted to take the high road by remaining complimentary off each other. James’ rivalry with Steph Curry dates back to consecutive NBA finals matchups when the Cavaliers and Warriors squared off. For the record, King James was finally able to locate a chalk bottle that was full and successfully completed his pre-game ritual. The Lakers star notched a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds leading Los Angeles to an upset victory in Game 1. The bad news for Golden State is that the talcum powder malfunction did not seem to slow down James. Lebron follows steph back to the bench, what is even happening here /GqcIN5raPz LeBron James on Steph Curry: ‘It’s Great to Have People Like That in This League to Set an Example’ “They did that on purpose that’s why all the cameras were around him. “They did that on purpose,” Smith suggested. Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley agreed that it was an intentional move by the Warriors. “Where was the powder for LeBron? That thing was empty,” Ernie Johnson joked. The TNT crew at “Inside the NBA” offered their own speculation about chalkgate. There is already plenty of speculation that the empty bottle was no accident. We saw James follow Steph Curry all the way to the bench during Game 1 in a series where every small moment is calculated. Such is the beginning of what is expected to be a heated playoff series between Golden State and Los Angeles for the right to advance to the Western Conference finals. LeBron went to toss his talcum powder pregame and it was out.
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