It was so dumb to see people talk about LeBron not toughing it out. You don't play through cramps that are that severe. You can played a limited amount if they're really minor but in a +90 degree arena with all the minutes he's played in the playoffs, including 33 to that point in that game I have no doubt it was genuine. Sometimes your body just says "no, we're done". Everyone on that court looked pretty bad off, too, their bodies just didn't quite react the same way. I thought Splitter was going to pass out at one point when I saw him struggle and kinda stagger after getting back up in the 3rd. That look on LeBron's face when he was sitting down looked like it was genuine pain and he wasn't hamming this up with some Paul Pierce wheelchair garbage. I'm not an athlete but I'm listening to people who are, mostly professionals in the media but a couple friends too.
I'm also not a big fan of LeBron personally and I laughed at some of the jokes that weren't meant to knock him(needs Lance Stephenson to blow on him to keep him cool) but holy crap people need to lay off the guy, those were ridiculous conditions. I don't want to see anyone hurting like he was, it's not right as a human being and it's also bad karma as a fan to be glad to see someone injured.