LeBron James channeled his inner Kareem Abdul-Jabbar against the Washington Wizards on Saturday.
The four-time MVP took the court for the intraconference showdown between the Wizards and his Cleveland Cavaliers sporting a pair of bright-colored goggles to protect his eye.
Not the hero we need, the hero we deserve. pic.twitter.com/JhhWF9R3zO
— Sports Nation Ohio (@SN_Ohio) March 25, 2017
LeBron sporting goggles after suffering an eye injury in last night's win. pic.twitter.com/JKIGPT7jeW
— SLAM Magazine (@SLAMonline) March 26, 2017
As alluded to above, James suffered a scratched cornea on Friday night after getting poked in the eye in the third quarter of a victory over the Charlotte Hornets. He apparently chose to go with the goggles despite making some public proclamations that suggested otherwise.
As @JasonLloydNBA as my witness, LeBron said last night: 'I ain't playin if I have to wear goggles'
— Joe Vardon (@joevardon) March 25, 2017
Unfortunately however, the goggles look was short-lived as James reportedly discarded them less than nine minutes into the first quarter after getting some less than favorable results.
At the 3:37 mark of the first quarter, #Cavs LeBron James discards the goggles. Totally unrelated: Wizards are shooting 81 percent.
— Chris Fedor (@ChrisFedor) March 25, 2017
LeBron's goggles were a minus-9.
— John Schuhmann (@johnschuhmann) March 25, 2017
Now the only question is which brief phase of James’ career do we prefer better: LeGoggles or LeMask?
