LeBron James continues to defy Father Time by doing something the 39-year-old can’t do. More evidence of that came Sunday night when the Los Angeles Lakers took on their arch-rivals the Los Angeles Clippers, and James’ antics set the Internet on fire.
After grabbing the rebound, James made a pass directly over Clippers point guard Paul George, earning a standing ovation from Hall of Famer James Worthy.
“This is the dunk of the century. 39 years … I’m like Dr. J in the 70s. On the dotted line, the Statue of Liberty goes in, and he hits it,”
Worthy said on Spectrum SportsNet Live.
James finished the night with 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, adding another dunk for a historic mark. The Lakers (18-19) snapped a four-game losing streak with a 106-103 win over the Clippers (22-13).
LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers surprised everyone on Sunday night when he collided with Paul George during the game against the Los Angeles Clippers. James had one of his best dunks of the season in a 106-103 win over his hometown friend.
James worked hard for the Lakers, finishing with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Early in the third quarter, the four-time MVP was good enough to grab a rebound. He took off right in front of the dotted line and threw it over George.
Lakers owner James Worthy praised James’ moves, comparing him to Philadelphia 76ers star Julius Erving.
“That was the dunk of the century.”
You agree? 🤔
(via @SpectrumSN) pic.twitter.com/d6FtzOsdmg
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 8, 2024
Last season, LeBron James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the all-time scoring list. James has accumulated 39,509 points since being drafted in 2003. Last year, former Lakers coach and three-time NBA champion Byron Scott talked about James’ chances of reaching 40,000 career points.
“I think that he’ll get to the point where he’ll have over 40,000 points in this league, and I don’t think that it will be broken, especially in our lifetime,”
Scott said.
Byron Scott on 👑 LeBron James:
“I think that he’ll get to the point where he’ll have over 40,000 points in this league & I don’t think that it will be broken especially in our lifetime.“
(via @scoopb) pic.twitter.com/vJiIJHaFlu
— Hoops on 𝕏 (@Digits3Hoops) August 30, 2023
He is 491 points away from becoming the first NBA player with 40,000 career points. Impressively, he scored significantly more points despite playing fewer minutes and fewer games than Abdul-Jabbar. James, on the other hand, played in 1,455 games and logged 55,267 minutes.
There is some speculation that the 2003 Rookie of the Year will reach 40,000 points on January 17th against the Dallas Mavericks. James is averaging 25.2 points this season. During the third quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 106-103 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers, The King dropped a dirty poster on Clippers star Paul George’s head.
In response, Lakers legend James Worthy, a crazy dunker himself, called LeBron’s highlight reel “the dunk of the century.” As great as that climax was, James was probably most pleased that the Lakers won. The Lakers finally ended their losing streak at four, defeating their locker room rivals, the Clippers, and their winning streak ended at five.
James finished the game with 25 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists on 11-of-19 shooting. Since winning their first in-season tournament, the Lakers lost 10 of their next 13 games. The Lakers will look to carry the momentum from Sunday’s win into Tuesday when they host the Toronto Raptors.
At the age of 39, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James hasn’t stopped making impressive plays, including an outstanding dunk, and this Sunday night he delivered a stunning poster dunk against Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George. I decided.
"That was the dunk of the century."
James Worthy on LeBron's poster dunk over Paul George last night. Do you agree? 🤔
(via @SpectrumSN, 📸: @Lakers) https://t.co/KSIHijXdiN pic.twitter.com/ky8ZfLHTMa
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) January 8, 2024
The team was desperate for a big win, and LeBron James didn’t disappoint, posting an impressive performance against his city rival with 25 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, and one steal. LeBron James was back in action Sunday night, helping his Los Angeles Lakers earn a much-needed victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.
During a close and exciting game, James was once again a strong player with 25 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. During the game, James shocked the crowd by dunking on Paul George of the Clippers. Millions of fans marveled at the game, as did NBA legend James Worthy.
LEBRON JAMES 👑
WHAT A DUNK 😱 pic.twitter.com/b8vJM9Djvx
— NBA UK (@NBAUK) January 8, 2024
“That was the dunk of the century,”
Worthy said on Spectrum Sportsnet, according to ClutchPoints. It was definitely a moment that Lakers fans will talk about all season.
"That was the dunk of the century."
James Worthy on LeBron's poster dunk over Paul George last night. Do you agree? 🤔
(via @SpectrumSN, 📸: @Lakers) https://t.co/KSIHijXdiN pic.twitter.com/ky8ZfLHTMa
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) January 8, 2024
Everyone was impressed by the moment, especially since James turned 39 a few days ago. In recent years, fans have seen fewer of these dunks from James as he has naturally slowed down a bit with age. But the dunk was like nothing fans had seen from James years ago.
Fans were already happy with Sunday night’s results, but this dunk over George made them even happier. But the highlight of the night was LeBron James’ dunk over Paul George, which even drew impressive praise from Lakers-era legend James Worthy.
In a statement that is likely to spark a heated debate among NBA fans and the media, James Worthy said, “That was the dunk of the century,” on the poster for his dunk against Paul George in Sunday night’s win over the Clippers.
Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard missed all of his field goal attempts when LeBron James blocked him in Sunday’s game, showing that the Lakers’ outstanding defensive prowess is also one of the team’s strengths.
The Los Angeles Lakers ended their four-game losing streak with a narrow 106-103 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. LeBron James (25 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists) and Anthony Davis (22 points, ten rebounds) led the Lakers, while Norman Powell missed a potential three-pointer for the Clippers.
Fans had a lot to say:
Best dunk ever by a 39 year old
— Danny Dope (@imdannydope) January 8, 2024
Better than all of Jordan's dunks put together
— NBA Cringe Takes (@NBA_Cringe) January 8, 2024
Not even the best Lebron dunk… pic.twitter.com/75KlSL3afB
— Juan (@JuanIsidro) January 8, 2024
James Worthy bumped his head if that’s what he thinks
— Dakarai Turner (@Dakarai_Turner) January 8, 2024
Some of Yesterday's best boxscores 👀 pic.twitter.com/JicRXRrtFl
— Hoops on 𝕏 (@Digits3Hoops) January 8, 2024
Double dribble before the dunk so it doesn’t count + PG didn’t jump.
Good try tho👍 pic.twitter.com/qZrMpO006D— ClipsGotGame (@SkyGodIV) January 8, 2024
this is so average. PG was back paddling and moving out the way. it’s a good play but no where near some of the best posters out there.
— Eduard Manea (@eManea) January 9, 2024
This man is almost 40 and damn near jumping from the free throw line still, insane 🤯
— Austin Murray (@A_mur23) January 8, 2024
39 years old. WOW! One of the greatest athletes of all time. His longevity has been astonishing
We have to appreciate him, Jordan, Kareem, Russell, Wilt & others as each the 🐐at what they did individually
Understanding what makes their accomplishments unique is what's fun
— ThePhoenixSuns.Com (Not The NBA Team) (@ThePhoenixSuns2) January 8, 2024
Bro almost 40 look where he took off from 😂🚂🚂🚂🚂 pic.twitter.com/G8ECJT6aHZ
— Mitch Brenneman (@MitchellJacob11) January 8, 2024
What poster on PG?? He didn’t even jump lmao. Dam the glazing on lebron just never stops
— migs (@_migsarellano) January 8, 2024
Giannis does this 2 times a night and gets called ‘run and dunk’
— AZ (@aaym_z) January 8, 2024
This dunk not even Worth(y) mentioning in top 20, hypin everything up lol
— IV (@_itsvio) January 8, 2024
i agree james, if anything it was dunk of our lifetime
— ²³𝙻𝚎𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚜🏀☄️🌎💞 (@BronGotGame) January 8, 2024
James worthy earned his stripes…. Having said that I explicitly agree! LBJ the GOAT 💪🏀👑
— Nico (@NicoPSUGrad2020) January 9, 2024
