Twitter went wild with LeBron-J.R. Smith memes after the Cavs’ loss

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ 122-114 Game 1 loss to the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the NBA Finals Thursday night had a lot to do with a spectacular miscue from the Cavs’ J.R. Smith. With the score tied in the final seconds of regulation, Smith grabbed an offensive rebound off a George Hill free-throw miss, but then, instead of going for a shot, setting someone else up or even calling timeout to draw up a play, Smith dribbled back towards the halfway line, then threw a last-second pass to Hill, too late to get up a shot. Cleveland then got blown out in overtime, and Twitter blew up with memes based on the spectacular shot of LeBron James yelling at Smith after the final fourth-quarter buzzer. Here are some of the best:

"This meeting could have been done in one email!" pic.twitter.com/GhkZufTaTT

— Jay Rigdon (@jayrigdon5) June 1, 2018

https://twitter.com/LSUcaligrl/status/1002404243259588611

when I go to a restaurant but fill up on bread pic.twitter.com/aPykmi4h82

— actioncookbook (@actioncookbook) June 1, 2018

There were plenty of funny tweets without that photo, too, including some from other NBA players:

And plenty from other people:

https://twitter.com/Diane_7A/status/1002406041139793925

BREAKING: White House prepares pardon for J.R. Smith

— Arturo R. Garcia (@aboynamedart) June 1, 2018

https://twitter.com/billbarnwell/status/1002391653775265792

https://twitter.com/LSUcaligrl/status/1002404637092163584

To be fair to him, Smith said afterwards he knew the score and he thought head coach Ty Lue would call the timeout:

But that doesn’t seem to really fit with what he’s doing there. And even if that was the plan, that’s a curious move, especially considering how many chances they had to get up an open shot. And these memes are going to be remembered for a while.