Pacers Player Says LeBron James Gives Away What He's Going To Do With His Facial Expression
Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images
That's essentially what Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert said after last night's 84-83 win over Miami.
With 1.8 seconds left and the Pacers up by one, LeBron took the inbounds pass and immediately passed to Chris Bosh, who missed the buzzer beater.
Hibbert, who was all over Bosh on the play, says that he could tell LeBron wasn't going to take it himself by his facial expression.
What Hibbert told ESPN's Brian Windhorst:
"LeBron gave it away in his face. He didn't have that grit-his-teeth-he's-going-to-score-the-last-basket look. So I knew he was going to probably going to pass it to Bosh for the last shot."
If the goal was to use LeBron as a decoy to draw the defense away from Bosh, it didn't work.
Some notes here:
On the one hand, we're pretty sure there's nothing scientific about having a "grit-his-teeth-he's-going-to-score-the-last-basket look." Hibbert just made that up. Also, players stand very little chance of stopping LeBron even if they're fully aware of what he wants to do on the court.
But on the other, we know that "tells" are an actual thing. Poker players give away their hands with something as simple as touching their face. Baseball pitchers fall into slumps all the time by unknowingly tipping their off-speed pitches. It's possible, we guess.
- Thailand is now welcoming Indians with open arms, but are its drought-hit islands really prepared for a tourism influx?
- Thoughtful gift ideas to make Mother's Day extra special
- Muslims up, Hindus down: What’s the larger picture behind India’s religious population trends?
- Scooch over magic mushrooms, toad venom could be the next big psychedelic for depression and anxiety!
- TBO Tek IPO allotment – How to check allotment, GMP, listing date and more
- Nothing Phone (2a) blue edition launched
- JNK India IPO allotment date
- JioCinema New Plans
- Realme Narzo 70 Launched
- Apple Let Loose event
- Elon Musk Apology
- RIL cash flows
- Charlie Munger
- Feedbank IPO allotment
- Tata IPO allotment
- Most generous retirement plans
- Broadcom lays off
- Cibil Score vs Cibil Report
- Birla and Bajaj in top Richest
- Nestle Sept 2023 report
- India Equity Market