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Lebroning sweeping the Internet

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  1. zeeshan2

    zeeshan2 Member

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    LeBron James has been caught flopping plenty of times over the course of his career, but his most recent acting job was so over-the-top that it spawned an Internet craze known as "LeBroning."

    Let's check out how this trend started, via Business Insider's Tony Manfred:

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    "Tebowing" may have been the most popular "-ing" trend we have seen in sports, but "LeBroning" is arguably the most entertaining.

    Vine has given fans a platform to show off their "LeBroning" skills. First up is Ronnie, the self-proclaimed creator of LeBroning:

    https://v.cdn.vine.co/v/videos/608EDC1A-0CFC-4BF2-A82B-800BF1A94B33-1077-0000005DBCB784BE_1.1.1.mp4?versionId=FrUzc3KTJBHAtz1epV4vDoS56xnKuwUE

    That video appeared to have started the craze a while ago, but some are just now getting in on the act.

    Here's a more recent Vine, via Jordan Liggins:
    https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/3FFC63B8121033952220917669888_1cd6a02c47e.4.4.7977368227225857470_soWcwnd6mu6xblfvJhZPcpr29YFFLNRHNOQ1WJUJA3u51NPt1Ld.bLN9TFxyLuzL.mp4?versionId=53Ze_XPj8EN1fj9fD2h1AwGHV2KvGN42

    Terrell Gayhart goes out of his way for his:
    https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/484CE6ADDE1034633393687986176_13148115b22.4.7.3266293203168337086_6PJhZiYQDknPK.plSthfDthfXwcNVf1xk13w07A7SoRSX8.d9vlLQZ642FIZWyuI.mp4?versionId=g3tEvL8hB7A6eu_jr7hYlDPKtaQTt87W
     
    #1 zeeshan2, Jan 13, 2014
  2. shastarocket

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    What? didn't this happen during the 2013 ECF?

    Edit: Figures, here is the original article, and the one that the OP is talking about

    Notice how the original article is from May 2013 and the BR crap just got posted, lol what a joke

    Also, taking a quick look at "Business Insider" and it seems like a crap-factory along the lines of BR.
     
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  3. vcchlw

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    I wonder if Lebron will ever get a warning or a fine.
     
    #3 vcchlw, Jan 13, 2014
  4. LosPollosHermanos

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    this is like relaly old.
     
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  5. zeeshan2

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    Oh well I never saw it and thought I would share it. If it is truly old, then I apologize and this thread should be taken down
     
    #5 zeeshan2, Jan 13, 2014
  6. UTAllTheWay

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    Today, that would be called "Newtoning".
     
    #6 UTAllTheWay, Jan 13, 2014
  7. conquistador#11

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    more like the wolfgang:p
    2 floppers cannot occupy the same space at the same time. i loved how west had to do some improvising as he knew very well that lebron was going to lebron.
     
    #7 conquistador#11, Jan 13, 2014
  8. el gnomo

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    Or better yet, 'sCam-ming' :grin:
     
    #8 el gnomo, Jan 13, 2014
  9. Aleron

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    both lebron and west got fined for the double flop
     
    #9 Aleron, Jan 14, 2014
  10. daywalker02

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    Those muscle packages flopping, looking weird
     
    #10 daywalker02, Jan 14, 2014
  11. Jontro

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    Less flopping, more fapping.
     
    #11 Jontro, Jan 14, 2014
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    lol

    LeBroning > Planking
     
    #12 Patterned919, Jan 14, 2014
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    There's a new NBA logo int he works:

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    #13 pacertom, Jan 14, 2014
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    Guess its not as old; it was on First Take and Espn this morning
     
    #14 zeeshan2, Jan 14, 2014
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    The "LeBroning" craze isn't old......but that flop on David West (who also flopped) was from last year's playoffs. It is still hilariously pathetic though.

    It's sad when the best player in the game resorts to flopping, but that is what happens when the league rewards it.
     
    #15 amaru, Jan 14, 2014
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