It was a play that, in the olden days, no one would have remembered. In a game on Dec. 26, LeBron James grabbed a rebound, dribbled down the court and missed a shot, one of thousands of ordinary possessions that make up an NBA season.

Watching at home in Florida, though, Rob Perez was cracking up. Others in the room had no idea why. Not even the television announcers had noticed what was so outrageous. So he paused the game, hit the rewind button and zoomed in on what everyone had missed.

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