LeBron’s Crab Dribble

LeBron took a “crab dribble” and was called for travel. Here’s his reasoning:

Jalen Rose explains what “crab dribble” may be, or when it’s used in the game, and adds that LeBron’s three steps have nothing to do with the move typically used by big men posting up. Here’s the video:

Here’s Caron Butler giving LeBron’s crab dribble a funny twist. He said: “I couldn’t do it in AAU, I couldn’t do it in college, obviously I can’t do it now.” (Interesting that he doesn’t mention high school.)

Have a look at the funny side of LeBron’s crab, as described by Basketbawful. Definition first:

crab dribble (krab drib’-uhl) noun. A hesitation dribble that is used to effectively mask a traveling violation. Depending on the situation and/or the player involved, the violation may or may not be called.

Usage example: No, no, no, dude. I didn’t travel. I used a crab dribble.

Word history: Crab-Dribblegate began after what should have been a standard, run-of-the-mill regular season game between the Cavaliers and Wizards. But then — shock of shocks!! — the mighty LeBron James got called for…wait for it…traveling.

Now, the video which proves that LeBron didn’t travel:

To make sure LeBron doesn’t do it again, he can use this simple practice drill from Farmington Basketball practice session: