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- The Miami Heat put a beat down against the Atlanta Hawks in game 1 of their playoff series.
- LeBron James went viral on Twitter after praising the Heat during the game.
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LeBron James is keeping busy this offseason by watching the NBA playoffs at home and stirring up the Internet with his observations.
The Miami Heat beat down on the Atlanta Hawks through three quarters on Sunday afternoon.
Through three pic.twitter.com/RDN3yiP9rt
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) April 17, 2022
During the game, LeBron James praised his former team’s ability to develop young players like Duncan Robinson.
Facts! Player Development there is damn good!! https://t.co/sA5uzs7Hro
— LeBron James (@KingJames) April 17, 2022
Fans immediately speculated on whether LeBron wanted to return to Miami.
This is batman signal to Pat Riley 😭
— 𝙃𝙀𝘼𝙏 𝙉𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 (@HeatvsHaters) April 17, 2022
Unlike what y’all got over there in LA Mfs get better after they leave with all due respect 😭😭😭
— Mark Jackson’s Burner (@casualtakeking) April 17, 2022
LeBron, welcome to the resistance? https://t.co/lXWA85F5Sd
— Miami Heat Beat (We Just Cover The Team) (@miaheatbeat) April 17, 2022
You’d have 5-6 rings if you never left Miami.
— Alejandro Solana (@AlexMSolana) April 17, 2022
It’s time to return home pic.twitter.com/KSNi0O5yli
— 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙩𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 (@WadexFlash) April 17, 2022
https://twitter.com/820bulls/status/1515754699005304837
It is worth noting that Heat executive Pat Riley was fined last year for tampering when he spoke about if he would welcome LeBron back to Miami.
Pat Riley was fined $25K for saying he’d leave ‘the shiny key under the mat’ for LeBron James if he wanted to return to Miami Heat. pic.twitter.com/EDG2ejY7y2
— theScore (@theScore) June 9, 2021
“I would leave the key under the doormat if he would call me and let me know he’s coming,”
“If he ever wanted to come back, then I’ll put a new shiny key under that mat.”