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It’s hard to not be familiar with everything NBA icon LeBron James does. Fans keep a close watch on almost every move of his. Be it on the court or outside of it. One interesting incident happened recently with an NBA fan. And after watching that clip, a WWE star couldn’t resist but comment on it. 

WWE Universe would be aware of the love of some of its superstars and legends towards basketball. A well-known example of that would be Ric Flair, who greatly supports James. But there’s one more WWE star, Baron Corbin, who is a huge admirer of the sport. His passion for the game sometimes comes out quite evidently combined with his on-screen persona. 

WWE star takes a shot at LeBron James after the legend’s unusual incident with a fan

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During Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals on Thursday, which resulted in the defeat of the LA Lakers, saw an unusual incident. In between the hotly contested 108-103 loss in Mile High, James fell backward and collided with a fan sitting at the courtside.

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This sudden happening resulted in the fan spilling his drink on the NBA‘s all-time leading scorer. He then immediately offered King James a towel to clean up. 

This unusual yet interesting segment from the match caught everyone’s eye on the internet. Out of those million people, one was WWE star, Baron Corbin. And as soon as he had a glimpse of it, the star decided to make a sarcastic comment. He then recalled James’ statement on flopping in a last week’s interview which enraged many fans. 

In the interview, L.B.J said, “We don’t work on flopping… We’re just not a team that goes out there looking for flopping opportunities. That’s just not us. It’s actually never been any team that I’ve played on in my 20 years where we have been a flopping team.

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Thus, circling back to this statement by James, Corbin sarcastically commented on the viral clip. He wrote, “You mean he flopped on him

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This remark by the 6’6” feet tall WWE star stood out from the rest and might catch more attention from hereon. However, this isn’t the first time that Corbin has taken shots at King James. He has done it previously. At that time The Rock and Becky Lynch made sure that he paid the price for it

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So, what do you make of this quirky shot by Baron Corbin on NBA legend, LeBron James? Share your thoughts in the comments below.