On Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers are playing the Houston Rockets in Texas.
LeBron James had 18 points, two rebounds and one steal while shooting 8/8 from the field and 2/2 from three-point range in his first 17 minutes of playing time.
The 41-year-old also had a huge highlight that got a lot of views on social media.
The NBA wrote: “LEBRON SNATCHES IT WITH ONE HAND AND THROWS IT DOWN 🤯”
Skip Bayless Sounds Off On Lakers Star LeBron James
Following the big play, former FS1 and ESPN star Skip Bayless sent out a post (via X).
Bayless wrote: “You see LeBron dunk like this IN YEAR 23 … and you wonder why he never participated in a single Dunk Contest.”
Here’s what fans were saying in response to Bayless:
@29tre: “Cause he’s a power dunker not a flashy dunker”
@K_Messias_: “LeBron never needed a dunk contest… he turned real games into highlights for two decades.”
@MidoDaGreat: “He’s a power dunker, a Shawn kemp, Zion, Young Shaq type of dunker. Modern dunk contest you need more flair, and he already said it. He just doesn’t have the repertoire for that. A tomahawk or a power reverse windmill won’t get him a win”
@Tronicssystem: “Skip is a real hater man 😂”
@LVstackiN: “LeBron has like 3 dunks in his bag. He’s a in game dunker just like Russell Westbrook. They have a small collection of dunks but they are power dunkers”
James came into the night with averages of 21.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 50.6% from the field and 31.1% from three-point range in 47 games.
He is in his eighth season playing for the Lakers (and 23rd in the NBA).
Lakers This Season
The Lakers are the third seed in the Western Conference with a 43-25 record in 68 games.
They are in the middle of a six-game winning streak (and have won nine out of their last ten games).
Following the Rockets, the Lakers will play their next game on Thursday evening when they visit Tyler Herro and the Miami Heat in Florida.
On the road, they are 20-13.
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