{"id":276137,"date":"2025-05-12T05:48:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T05:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/12\/dont-ever-disrespect-23-6-again\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:31","slug":"dont-ever-disrespect-23-6-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/12\/dont-ever-disrespect-23-6-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t ever disrespect 23\/6 again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4913602\" data-slug-id=\"2514418\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Only one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/lebron-james\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">LeBron James<\/a>\u2019 former teams is still alive in the 2025 NBA playoffs: the Cleveland Cavaliers, who now sit on the edge of elimination after Sunday\u2019s 129-109 Game 4 loss to the Indiana Pacers that dropped them to a 3-1 hole. The Miami Heat were knocked out in the first round, like his current team, the LA Lakers.<\/p>\n<p>With Cleveland now on the ropes after surrendering 80 points in the first half and trailing by as much as 44 in Game 4, fans loyal to The King wasted no time pulling up old takes from Cavaliers supporters who criticized James for leaving.<\/p>\n<p>Cavs fans had reveled in their team\u2019s success this season without James, the man who brought them their lone NBA title back in 2016.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"march-madness-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/march-madness-logo.png\" height=\"42\" width=\"99\" alt=\"march madness logo\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cLet this be a lesson to both Miami Heat fans and Cleveland Cavaliers fans who try and downplay the GOAT. LeBron James is the best player you will ever have in your franchise. Don\u2019t ever disrespect 23\/6 again,\u201d one said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cDown 41 at halftime and boutta go down 3-1. Don\u2019t disrespect the GOAT again,\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HoodiiBron\/status\/1921741457880137744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">said<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cStill only 2 playoff wins past the 1st round since he left,\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GloGotNext\/status\/1921754125391335554\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">said<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Others pointed out that nearly all of Cleveland\u2019s meaningful playoff achievements happened during James\u2019 time there.<\/p>\n<h2>Cavaliers fall behind 3-1 to Pacers in East semis<\/h2>\n<p>Cleveland fans know all too well the meaning of a 3-1 series, but this time, they\u2019re facing it without LeBron James \u2014 and possibly without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/donovan-mitchell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Donovan Mitchell<\/a>, who sat out the second half with a left ankle injury during Sunday\u2019s 20-point defeat.<\/p>\n<p>Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson confirmed Mitchell would undergo an MRI on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The Pacers dominated the game, building a 44-point lead at one point and dismantling the top-seeded Cavaliers on their own floor \u2014 even with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/darius-garland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Darius Garland<\/a>, Evan Mobley and De\u2019Andre Hunter all suiting up.<\/p>\n<p>Garland led with 21 points, Mobley added 10 and Hunter chipped in five, but Cleveland was held to just 30 field goals and turned the ball over 22 times, resulting in 35 points for Indiana.<\/p>\n<p>Game 5 tips off Tuesday in Indianapolis. 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