LeBron And Kyrie Hugged It Out After The Cavs Beat The Celtics Last Night, And Twitter And IG Went Off
Gordon Hayward's gruesome leg fracture and dislocated ankle last night made Kyrie Irving's anticipated return to The Land an afterthought.
But that doesn't mean that fans weren't closely watching Kyrie and LeBron James to see how the former teammates interacted before, during and after the Boston Celtics-Cleveland Cavaliers game.
When Irving missed a game-tying 3-point attempt at the buzzer, cementing the Cavs' 102-99 home win, he and King James shared a brief hug that had Twitter and Instagram blowing up with these hilarious reactions.
Here's the embrace that lebron and kyrie shared after the game
And people took liberty to sound off on it.
The moment reminded some people of that classic scene in 'Juice'
Bron as Bishop and Kyrie as Q.
It also spawned this zero-chill reaction
Damn! The internet is cooold-blooded.
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Not to mention, this one ...
Relentless.
Their hug also sparked a wave of LeBron is Kyrie's dad jokes
"That don’t forget who your dad is hug" ... good grief.
Some were touched by the hug
That's laying it on heavy.
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At the end of the day, though, LeBron was like ...
King James and the Cavs are 1-0 to start the season; Kyrie Irving's Celtics 0-1.