Austin Reaves, despite being bed-ridden with flu-like symptoms, played in the In-Season Tournament championship game against the Pacers. He scored 28 points in 28 minutes, prompting comparisons to Michael Jordan's famous 'flu game.' LeBron James was vocal about the comparison, sparking a debate about who had the better 'flu game.'
LeBron James was ready to put Austin Reaves’s ‘flu game’ up against the greatest in history 😂 https://t.co/mdWqwlJdlx
LeBron yelling in the background: “Who had the better flu game: AR or MJ? It’s up for debate!” Austin Reaves had 28 PTS (9/15 FG, 10/12 FT), 3 AST, 0 TO in 28 MINS off the bench https://t.co/76fqvC61hu
LeBron yelling in the background: “Who had the better flu game: AR or MJ? It’s up for debate!” Austin Reaves had 24 PTS (8/13 FG, 8/9 FT) in 21 MINS off the bench https://t.co/76fqvC61hu
Like Mike? Austin Reaves was bedridden with flu-like symptoms before the In-Season Tournament final against the Pacers. He finished with 28 points in 28 minutes 😤 https://t.co/XBSlmW5X3E
LeBron yelling to Austin Reaves as Reaves does media in the locker room: “Who had the better flu game: AR or MJ?! It’s up for debate!”
Austin Reaves is under the weather but plans to play in tonight's In-Season Tournament championship game against the Pacers, per @ShamsCharania. Reaves has been bed-ridden but is toughing it out and ready to play tonight. Flu game? https://t.co/cDkPIuJbX1 https://t.co/BvQLTRwCPG