As they have for much of the postseason, LeBron James and his Cavaliers teammates showed up in matching suits Thursday for Game 1 of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. But while most of the players wore the suits as they were intended to be worn — like regular suits — LeBron (and also Jordan Clarkson!) put his own spin on the outfit, pairing the coat and tie with shorts that cut off above the knee.
And because this is LeBron James, because this is the NBA and because that outfit was frankly ridiculous, there were plenty of jokes to be made. Pleeeeenty of jokes.
Uhhhh … LeBron stole my outfit from when I was the ring bearer in a wedding as a 4 year-old. https://t.co/xeaAyrD8j7
— The Pickle (@sportspickle) May 31, 2018
https://twitter.com/highkin/status/1002323354328580096
https://twitter.com/VandyImport/status/1002334661803008007
Are lebrons shorts a statement on how the cavs roster is short on talent. My column:
— Sam Esfandiari (@samesfandiari) May 31, 2018
LeJohn Stockton with the shorts. pic.twitter.com/aoTK4QUHiW
— SLAM (@SLAMonline) May 31, 2018
Some Twitter users suggested that LeBron’s outfit would make the Cavs less likely to beat the Warriors on Thursday night or in the Finals overall…
Warriors in 3 pic.twitter.com/tbrm3VJBwV
— Carmichael Dave (@CarmichaelDave) May 31, 2018
https://twitter.com/CountOnVic/status/1002323850313519106
shorts with a suit? might be an L tonight, you guys https://t.co/VV0j0jNp7b
— Jordan Zirm (@JordanZirm) May 31, 2018
Bump the line to Warriors (-14.5). https://t.co/OSzUUkqQ1e
— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) May 31, 2018
Others invoked AC/DC…
LeBron looks like he’s gonna play lead guitar for AC/DC. https://t.co/E34zUVxswN
— David Helman (@davidhelman_) May 31, 2018
what is that ac/dc nonsense?
— bomani (@bomani_jones) June 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/theshrillest/status/1002326966542876672
LeBron is wearing a suit with shorts.
Angus Young wears a suit with shorts.
Angus Young is in AC/DC.
AC/DC has 4 letters in it.
Cavs in 4. pic.twitter.com/3VxpqblTDW
— Grant Goldberg (@GrantGoldberg) June 1, 2018
Cavs coach Ty Lue offered a no-comment…
Lue on LeBron’s shorts: “No comment.”
— Fast Break (@GSWFastBreak) May 31, 2018
Warriors coach Steve Kerr said to ask him after the game…
Kerr says he'll comment on LeBron's shorts suit after the game … "if we win …"
— Colin Ward-Henninger (@ColinCBSSports) May 31, 2018
ESPN’s Mina Kimes managed to turn LeBron’s sartorial choice into a (tongue in cheek) metaphor about his career vs. Michael Jordan’s.
lebron doing more with less, what’s new pic.twitter.com/TCjx3R3qNW
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) May 31, 2018
But of all the tweets about LeBron’s suit-shorts combo, none beat this one.
more like Calves amirite?
— Amara (@AmaraBaptist) May 31, 2018
Cavs-Warriors tips off at 9 p.m. ET, in case you forgot there was an actual basketball game to play.
