LeBron James shocks TV viewers with accidental flash
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Updated 12/06/2015 at 08:54 GMT+1
Basketball superstar LeBron James has often been accused of having the cockiness of a legendary player, but he gave TV viewers a real shock by accidentally flashing his private parts.
LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers against the Golden State Warriors in game four of their NBA finals series
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The Cleveland Cavaliers player saw his side lose to the Golden State Warriors 103-82 in game four of their NBA finals series and the day was even worse for him after he inadvertently exposed himself to a national television audience while adjusting his shorts.
James clearly had no idea what he had done, but social media was immediately in uproar by the incident, which occurred just moments before the tip-off at the start of the game.
As The Guardian newspaper neatly put it on Friday morning, “his cockiness could cost ABC (the TV network broadcasting the game) a bundle”.
According to TMZ, the incident was seen by approximately 18.5 million TV viewers.
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LeBron James accidentally exposes his private parts in the NBA finals
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(We don't feel the need to show you exactly what TV viewers were hit by, but if you really do want to see the incident as it happened follow this link...)
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LeBron James accidentally exposes his private parts in the NBA finals
Image credit: Eurosport
The incident saw fans recall the 2004 controversy of Justin Timberlake famously exposing Janet Jackson’s breast during the Super Bowl XXXVIII half-time show.
In the aftermath of that incident, TV network CBS was hit with a record $550,000 fine that was later voided by the Supreme Court.
It was not the only memorable and unfortunate moment in the match from James, who cut his head as he suffered a nasty looking tumble into a courtside TV camera after a foul from Golden State’s Andrew Bogut in the second quarter.
After getting his cuts tended to, he immediately returned to the action leaving fans concerned for his health following what appeared to be likely concussion.
The Warriors’ victory levelled the seven-game series at two wins apiece with the fifth encounter in Oakland on Sunday.
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Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) talks with Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) during the first quarter in game three of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena
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