Maverick Carter reacted on Twitter to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers destroying the Toronto Raptors in a pretty fun way on Thursday night.
For those unaware, Carter is a longtime friend and business partner of LeBron James. While it isnât unheard of for Carter to turn to Twitter whenever James had himself a monster of a game, it was especially funny on Thursday because LeBron was so beastly that he was nearly anointed King of the North.
In fact, James is averaging a downright silly 34.4 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 9.0 assists per game while shooting 55 percent from the floor in the 2018 NBA Playoffs. For the uninitiated, that is historically great.
In case you were confused, the Cavaliers knocked around the Raptors on Thursday night, taking a 2-0 lead in the second-round series. Not too shabby after several NBA pundits believed this would be the year Toronto would take Cleveland down.
James finished the game with 41 points, 14 assists and 8 rebounds. It was his fourth playoff game with 40-plus points and 10-plus assists, breaking a tie with Michael Jordan, Jerry West and Oscar Robertson.
The series now heads to Cleveland, where the Cavaliersâ DJ has already promised not to play a single song created by Drake. The petty here is tremendous.
LeBron does not seem to care if Drakeâs music plays in the arena or not. Per Dave McMenamin of ESPN, LeBron commented on the Raptorsâ impressive regular season:
âI donât know about previous years and things of that nature. I worry about this present Raptors team that weâre facing, and theyâre the No. 1 team in the East for a reason. They are well balanced. The head of the snake is DeMar [DeRozan] and Kyle [Lowry], but theyâve added some pieces this year that has helped this team be more complete. And obviously their bench is extremely well balanced. They come in and play with the same aggression and the same focus and the same confidence as the first unit.â
Only one can wonder what he really thinks about them after Thursday.