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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has had a lot of memorable moments throughout his illustrious, sport-defining, 20 year career. And, he had another one in game 4 of the Western Conference Finals against the Denver Nuggets with an alley-oop that found the bottom of the net for a three.
Sadly, the Lakers lost, but LeBron James was magnificent. He had 40 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists, including 30 in the first half. And, three of them came on this hilarious play.
With 5:40 left in the first quarter, and LeBron James already on fire, he somehow saw Rui Hachimura cutting towards the basket and decided to give him a chance for a thunderous alley-oop. Instead, the ball ended up looking like a set shot from 1935 as it was absolutely pure.
LEBRON FOR THREE 🤯
Unreal bucket… everything going right for him in Q1 on ESPN! pic.twitter.com/K3ACrE7BO4
— NBA (@NBA) May 23, 2023
It’s especially funny when you consider that LeBron James had been shooting terribly from behind the arc in the series. Heading into game 4, he was 3-19 from three point range.
And, people on Twitter were having a chuckle.
An Alley-Oop 3?? That’s a first lol
— Edmond Dantes (@cee_armel) May 23, 2023
What an alley-oop three by lebron lol
— Aleck G. ☜ (@ALECKyou) May 23, 2023
Lol he hit a 3 off a alley Oop pass
— Veli Vel (@__Veli) May 23, 2023
Sadly, LeBron and the Lakers’ season came to an end, losing game 4, 113-111.