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Watch LeBron take vodka shots after Ellen DeGeneres beats him at 'basketball'
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Watch LeBron take vodka shots after Ellen DeGeneres beats him at 'basketball'

Published Nov. 15, 2016 3:09 p.m. ET

J.R. Smith would be so proud of LeBron for this.

With less than a month until the start of the NBA preseason, LeBron James is getting ready to get back on the court. So this week, the three-time NBA champion joined "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" for a light basketball workout.

The rules were simple: Both Ellen and LeBron took turns shooting balled-up wads of paper toward wastebaskets atop moving Roombas. For every shot LeBron missed (not made, but missed), Ellen had to take a shot of what the host claimed was vodka. For every shot Ellen made, on the other hand, LeBron had to do the same.

The result? A 3-2 win for Ellen, and four shots of vodka for the King:

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While we can't confirm that there was in fact vodka in those glasses, the look on LeBron's face is pretty telling. Either he was staring down a stiff drink, or he's an excellent actor.

Of course, LeBron and Ellen did talk a little NBA before they took to "the court." The Cleveland Cavaliers forward explained how winning a title for his hometown was different than his previous two rings:

And with Stephen Curry set to join Ellen next week, LeBron jokingly offered a word of warning:

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