LeBron James appears to roast Warriors player who called Lakers out for flopping

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Following the Los Angeles Lakers' series-clinching win over the Golden State Warriors Friday night, LeBron James appeared to bark back at one Warriors player who took a shot at him during the series. 

The Lakers won Game 6, 122-101, and James dropped 30 points with nine rebounds and nine assists.

In an Instagram post celebrating the win, James showed pictures in a reel of the matchup with this caption: 

"I HATE IT! Started from the bottom, now we here, [ninja emoji], we made it! [crown emoji]."

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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, left, shoots as Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole defends during the first half in Game 3 of an NBA Western Conference semifinal May 6, 2023, in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Why did he capitalize the first line? A song was played during the reel, a popular track called "Tuscan Leather" by rapper Drake, which includes the line, "Bench players talking like starters, I hate it."

The reel cuts immediately after that line, and many believe that it was directed at Warriors bench player JaMychal Green. 

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Green had an Instagram story with a reposted image that showed a quote from James about flopping, which became a hot topic during the series. 

"We don’t work on flopping. … We’re just not a team that goes out there and looking for flopping opportunities. It's just not us. It's never been. There's actually never been any teams that I've played on in my 20 years where we’ve been a flopping team," James said. 

Green placed a blue cap emoji over