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LeBron James and the Cavaliers are facing basketball mortality in Game 5 of the NBA Finals Monday night. The Warriors lead 3-1, and despite Draymond Green's suspension, can close out their second consecutive championship after with a win at Oracle Arena. So with the Cavs facing the grim ending of their season, James decided to embrace the challenge, wearing a T-shirt with the WWE's own Undertaker on it to practice Sunday.

The Undertaker is well billed as "The Dead Man," a seemingly undead, supernatural being who is accompanied to the ring by an arena blackout, mystical blue smoke and funeral procession theme music. So the Cavaliers are trying to emulate the Undertaker's iconic move, the sit-up:

So they can deliver the Tombstone:

And get the win. Unfortunately, this may be a situation where the Warriors are like Brock Lesnar, and able to take down the seemingly unstoppable supernatural force that is James, like Lesnar did at WrestleMania 30.

There are other comparisons between LeBron and the Phenom:

  • Both are called fake tough guys by their critics.
  • The Undertaker once sold out to the "Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase the way many people felt James sold out to Pat Riley in 2010.
  • Both are old.
  • Both are praised for their combination of work ethic, size, and athleticism.
  • Both are multiple-time champions who will go down as legends in their respective industries.
  • They've both suffered low blows in their respective work places.
  • Both have suffered from receding hairlines.
  • Both are wildly popular, yet are always involved in way too many squash matches.

We'll see if the Cavaliers can rise from the grave like 'Taker did in his comeback vs. Yokozuna in 1994 after being "buried."