When your eyes first see this photograph, they are obviously drawn to LeBron James, but then you look past him and a whole new world opens. The faces in the crowd are all wonderful in their own spellbound, horrified, or unconcerned ways. Let's take a lap around the gym to see what's going on behind the faces.Stephen Colbert-Looking Dude: Cannot believe I wore the orange socks. What was I thinking? Am I really the guy who wears orange so—sweet mother of God. It's…it's beautiful. I can no longer hold up my own head.
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Old Dude in Blue Jacket: I have better posture than any motherfucker in this joint. My back and ass form a perfect 90 degree angle and that's the way Harry Truman would have wanted it. Goddamn kids today with their rock and roll and hats. Nice dunk, LeBron, you strutting peacock. What's wrong with black shoes, huh? You think Eisenhower would have worn those Jackson Pollock nightmares? And he won a war! What have you ever won?Old Lady: All I hope is that no one tries to hurt that poor rim. Look at it, all metallic and orange. So unassuming and meek. Oh…oh God, no.Lady in Red: Can't believe I'm playing peek-a-boo with a kid across the court when my all-time favorite player ever is on the court.Man in Rockets Shirt: Yeah, I'm an adult, why?Black Guy in Blazer and Pink Shirt: This is the most meaningful thing I have ever seen. My eyes have been opened and I have seen the greatness of man.Woman Sitting Next to Him: [makes that face]Dude in Puke-Green Shirt: I wonder if, the more people look at me, I become stranger and stranger looking. Kind of like when you say a particular word over and over in your head and it starts to sound like a made up word? Like "particular. Particular…parTICular." But for your eyes.Old Dude in Blue Jacket Again: Yeah, I know who Jackson Pollock was: a communist![The Big Buzz]