Is Roy Hibbert a soothsayer? A psychic? Does he get tips from Miss Cleo? Or can he just read between the lines?
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Well, Hibbert claims he knew LeBron James wasn’t going to take the final shot in Wednesday’s Eastern Conference Final game, which saw the Indian Pacers defeat the Miami Heat 93-90, and inch closer to the two-time defending champions.
Still, the Pacers are down 3-2 in the series.
You’ll often see accusations of sign stealing in baseball, and many remember the Spygate scandal involving the New England Patriots in the NFL, but how could Hibbert have known Chris Bosh was going to take the ill-fated final shot in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals this week?
He says so, and he also says that Miami Heat mega-star LeBron James is the one who told him,
“I asked him straight up right before the play. I was like, ‘You gonna pass to Bosh?” And he said if I’m in the paint he will. We were just joking around. I thought he was going to the basket and I tried to help my teammate out and those guys covered for me,” said Hibbert to Pacers.com
Hibbert was actually set to mind Bosh defensively during the last play, and his willingness to stay in the paint seemed to influence James to pass the ball to the wide open center, anxiously awaiting to take the possible game-winning shot.
Call Roy Hibbert now for your free psychic reading. Or, maybe don’t tell him what your plans are during an NBA playoff game.