Instagram and Arthur: Imagining how LeBron passed the time after his ejection

The King found himself in an unfamiliar setting Tuesday.

LeBron James, a behemoth who for 1,298 games in the NBA showed better behavioral restraint than nearly all his fellow stars, reminded everyone he is in fact human when he was served the first ejection of his professional career.

Angry at the lack of a foul call on his late third-quarter drive, James went too far in berating referee Kane Fitzgerald and was given a single technical foul before immediately earning his marching orders.

Forced off the court with a quarter still to go, James obviously has to kill a lot of time until the contest is over. How does one of the game's greatest do that, though? We try to piece it together:

The send-off

Thanks to the immediate reaction to his first ever ejection, we can pinpoint James is tossed from the game at 8:50 p.m. ET. He respectfully doesn't stay long to argue his case, and in about 30 seconds is already heading for the locker room, giving us a base time to work around. Play resumes.

Blowing off steam

James gets to the Quicken Loans Arena locker room alone at about 8:51 - 8:52 p.m. ET. Here, still upset at the non-call, he likely paces around the locker room mumbling under his breath. In an effort to calm himself down, he takes a pair of headphones and attempts to get lost in the music, like he's done before. This, however, doesn't work.

Suddenly, James remembers just exactly who he is. He proceeds to turn off all the lights and sits, alone in the darkness.

Here, he now remembers he is the Cavaliers' silent guardian, a watchful protector; he is their dark knight.

Checks in on Instagram

At approximately 9 p.m., 10 minutes post-ejection, LeBron - perhaps while searching for his ridiculous Batman photo again - is caught liking Odell Beckham Jr.'s Instagram post, which, hilariously, is of James himself.

It's here, however, he realizes he may have just violated the league's policy against using social media during games. To avoid making things worse, James likely navigates the rest of his social media accounts in secrecy for a few more minutes before activating Zero Dark Thirty.

Having fun isn't hard

Running out of ideas to keep busy, James parks himself in front of the locker room big screen to watch the rest of the game.

When he realizes Miami still can't catch his Cavs, he loses interest and switches to a pre-recorded episode of "Arthur." There should be no doubt here that he tunes in to episode 1A of Season 4, where the show's cast laud the incredible benefits of owning a library card and engrave the ensuing song in your head for eternity. The entire segment runs a perfect 11 minutes and 24 seconds.

Why exactly this episode, you ask? James' favorite method of expressing his mood, the infamous "Arthur fist," originates from episode 1B of the same installment, so you know the Cavaliers definitely have it lying around.

Reunited

Finally, at approximately 9:19 p.m., the on-court rout is completed and his teammates rejoin a now-relaxed James in the locker room. Free to go home, LeBron answers reporters' questions about the events, but he gets in one final word before the night is over.

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