You’ve likely seen the clip by now. Fresh off the Cavaliers unnecessarily close 100-97 win over the Indiana Pacers, sideline reporter Allie LaForce asked the best basketball player of all time for his thoughts on the passing of Gregg Popovich’s wife, Erin. From the reaction on LeBron’s face, it was clear that he was only just processing the news as he heard it. Far from the usual softball “were you happy to win?” type questions, this was one freighted with real emotional weight.
After the game Twitter, as it does, descended on LaForce for a whole host of reasons, none of them terribly compelling.