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LeBron James practically coaches Cavs while sitting out

March 29, 2016 by Larry Brown • Comments
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LeBron James did not play in the Cavaliers’ game Tuesday against the Houston Rockets, but that does not mean he took the night off.

To the contrary, Tyronn Lue may have felt like the All-Star was stepping on his coaching toes.

James was seen standing up on the sidelines directing the team much like a head coach would:

Then during a break in the action, he was coaching his teammates on the sidelines:

LeBron should really engage with his teammates more. pic.twitter.com/E9Xar8k43D

— Scott @ WFNY (@WFNYScott) March 30, 2016

Was James overstepping his bounds in this situation, or do you think Lue appreciated having him do that? Whatever the case, it’s reasons like this and what happened with David Blatt that some feel LeBron has too much power.

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