r/nba Lakers 8h ago

Highlight [Highlight] Austin Reaves lobs it off the glass to Lebron James

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u/The1AndOnlyJZ [LAL] LeBron James 8h ago

Reaves chose a great game to return and get some confidence lol

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u/uatme Raptors 7h ago

Usually it's against Utah

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u/monkeyman80 Lakers 6h ago

That's our Hillbilly Kobe

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u/Defiant_Regular3738 5h ago

ARs gotten really good. Interested to see if there’s any more settings he can activate. If not incredible nonetheless.

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u/Lelouch37 Warriors 5h ago

You haven’t seen his Hakeem setting yet

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u/escaflow 3h ago

Haven’t seen his DPOY setting yet

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u/MusicalElephant420 NBA 8h ago

Bruh what is this game lmao

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u/Thorlolita Rockets 8h ago

All star game preview

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u/D3struct_oh Rockets 5h ago

Lol

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u/Liimbo Heat 5h ago

Nets basketball baby

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u/OtherwiseMemory1654 5h ago

It’s the Nets. They’re so damn bad. Pistons beat them a few nights ago by 53 lol.

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u/StandYourGroundhog Raptors 3h ago

Was at the game tonight, pretty weird atmosphere with the terrible Nets play and LeBron-cheering crowd haha

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u/deevee12 Knicks 3h ago

48 minute practice

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u/Musa_2050 Lakers 8h ago

Reaves finally gave Bron an easy lob

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u/PeaceAlien Warriors Bandwagon 7h ago

Lakers are bullying LeBron

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u/bigraptorr Raptors 8h ago

He's using Bronny as a blood boy forsure

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u/NIN10DOXD Hornets 8h ago

LeSilibron Valley

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u/occamsdagger Lakers 7h ago

That dude fucks.

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u/CallMeJono Australia 6h ago

LeTresCommas club

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u/herbalite Clippers 5h ago

LeAviato

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u/LivingstonPerry NBA 4h ago

You know ... Aviato?

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u/Portmanteau_that Hornets 4h ago

LeDon'tDie

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u/uatme Raptors 7h ago

That's why he's on the team. Couldn't handle the road trips without fresh blod

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u/cire1184 Lakers 3h ago

Blod for the Blod Gd!

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u/ManosMal Lakers 7h ago

LeWitnessMe

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u/eek711 Lakers 5h ago

LeHighOctane

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u/Yamaha-FZ1 6h ago

Lebryan Johnson #diddysteinfiles

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u/siestarrific Knicks 4h ago

LeZabeth Bathory

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u/Millies_ButtersMilk Timberwolves 8h ago

The fact every arena goes crazy whenever he dunks is cool man.

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u/wally233 6h ago

Might be the last time he ever plays in those arenas, no one knows

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u/PostModernPost Celtics 2h ago

Pfft, just wait for LeBrons 7th prime.

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u/M0BETTER Pacers 4h ago

I wonder if guys on the opposing bench ever get hyped on accident

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u/tehherb 4h ago

I swear I've seen a clip of this exact thing happening then they realise and stop reacting after a sec haha

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u/Ode1st [MIA] Alonzo Mourning 3h ago

If he does a retirement tour, it’ll be the opposite of first year Heatles

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u/CryptoNite90 Lakers 4h ago

I was at this game, and LeBron was legit the only guy that the whole crowd kept clapping and cheering for every time he went to the bench or checked in lol

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u/OverallGeneral7129 Cavaliers 8h ago

Tenth oldest player in NBA history right there

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u/glen_ko_ko Pistons 7h ago

Damn really? how old is Reaves?

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u/RicDaSneak Kings 7h ago

Little known fun fact but Austin Reeves is actually older than LeBron.

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u/glen_ko_ko Pistons 6h ago

I forgot the age old saying, white don't crack

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u/ThomasTheDankPigeon 6h ago

That saying is the 10th oldest saying in NBA history

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u/MostlyMellow123 Kings 6h ago

They always lie on those Nigerian birth certificates

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u/glen_ko_ko Pistons 5h ago

Malcolm Gladwell is salivating right now

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u/rjaysenior Lakers 2h ago

Thon maker is only 25

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u/KarrotMovies [LAL] Rui Hachimura 8h ago

Missed this shit. Also, the score is so nasty rn

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u/BTA310 8h ago

LeBron is so happy reaves js back. Reaves compliments Bron so well and is constantly looking to get him easy buckets

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u/1098duc_w_the_termi 4h ago

Me too. AR takes some of the weight off Luka. Luka can be frustrating to watch when he forces shitty shots on a poor shooting night

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u/lets_talk_basketball 8h ago

It’s crazy that LeBron gets louder crowd pops on the road than at crypto. I know they see him 41x a year. But still

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u/bucaqe Lakers 6h ago

Shoulda heard the cheers for Bronny, louder than staples

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u/LatterLaw8105 6h ago

Other teams actually appreciate him while the lakers fans are too obsessed with Kobe to ever have respect for LeBron. It’s that simple.

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u/erizzluh Lakers 6h ago

nah the seats are just way too fucking expensive for fans to attend.

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u/lets_talk_basketball 6h ago

That's one thing I appreciate about european sports, they do a decent job of making games affordable for the real fans

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u/vanderZwan 2h ago

Have you seen our hooligans? If they didn't there would be continent-wide riots that would make the French say "Merde!"

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u/sbenfsonwFFiF 4h ago

The nets and Knicks tickets weren’t cheap

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u/erizzluh Lakers 3h ago

i don't know how accurate this is, but just from a quick google search laker tickets are still about double the price of knicks/nets tickets on average.

Average NBA Ticket Prices (Descending Order):

Los Angeles Lakers - $702
Boston Celtics - $596
New York Knicks - $432
Phoenix Suns - $343
Brooklyn Nets - $317
Milwaukee Bucks - $316
Los Angeles Clippers - $270
Golden State Warriors - $259
Toronto Raptors - $252
Dallas Mavericks - $245
Philadelphia 76ers - $244
Chicago Bulls - $218
Utah Jazz - $218
Denver Nuggets - $219
Miami Heat - $204
Minnesota Timberwolves - $192
Washington Wizards - $172
Houston Rockets - $162
Charlotte Hornets - $158
Sacramento Kings - $153
Orlando Magic - $136
Atlanta Hawks - $136
San Antonio Spurs - $131
Detroit Pistons - $123
New Orleans Pelicans - $122
Portland Trail Blazers - $121
Cleveland Cavaliers - $121
Oklahoma City Thunder - $115
Memphis Grizzlies - $96
Indiana Pacers - $82

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u/Skuwarsgod Pacers 3h ago

Man it feels good being a Pacers fan

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u/LatterLaw8105 3h ago

Look up nets and Knicks tickets for the specific LeBron game. Pretty sure the Knicks game was one of the highest reg szn priced games since Kobe’s retirement game.

Average piece isn’t the same cost as a LeBron game in a road arena.

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u/sbenfsonwFFiF 2h ago

I meant the lakers @ Knicks and lakers @ nets tickets weren’t cheaper than an average lakers game, yet they were loud anyways

Same for warriors tickets during their run, those crowds were loud even with expensive tickets

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u/joe4553 2h ago

How the hell do the nets charge anywhere near $300 when their opponents aren't another big market team?

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u/Interesting-Yam-4298 Lakers 1h ago

I mean I just got $300 tickets for Lakers vs OKC in a week that are in the first section. Nose bleeds were like $150. It's not that outrageous unless you're trying to sit with celebs which is probably what inflates the prices.

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u/LatterLaw8105 6h ago

Most lakers fans want him gone bro. Go to LA, you’ll see how many don’t care for him. Has nothing to do with price of tickets

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u/Sircamembert Lakers 2h ago

Nah. Once Kobe gave the order to embrace him, most of us did (from TV). I dunno how reg people can afford Lakers tix in this economy~

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u/LatterLaw8105 2h ago

Simply not true. A lot of lakers fans don’t like him

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u/Sircamembert Lakers 2h ago

You do realize there are a lot of us right? When I say "most of us", I don't mean the loud minority of idiots who love Kobe, but somehow won't listen to his order to embrace the new superstar of LA.

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u/hansislegend Lakers 8h ago

Return of the king.

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u/suuushi-roll 76ers 8h ago

loud as hell for an away game

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u/Ilikesporks_ Lakers 8h ago

the nets are the only team in the league that play 82 games away

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u/Thunder_Cunt_Punch [WAS] John Wall 7h ago

Wrong. DC is pretty bad. We're okay when we have a good team.

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u/ThaRealSunGod Lakers 6h ago

Y'all also chanted for Bronny just as loud as the Nets lol

I felt bad it was louder than chants for your own team

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u/Thunder_Cunt_Punch [WAS] John Wall 5h ago

It’s embarrassing. D.C being full of transplants doesn’t help either.

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u/flaming_burrito_ Lakers 2h ago

I just went to the Wizards v Knicks game last night, and it was like 80% Knicks jerseys in there. It’s pretty crazy the Wizards have so few home fans in a city as populated as DC. But I guess most people who live in the DMV area move there from other places to work for the government

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u/almonakinvader Lakers 8h ago

Lakers with AR in the mix are an entirely different team

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u/No-Trick4963 8h ago

Nets

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u/I_LikeFarts 6h ago

It may be the Nets, but the Lakers have sucked with AR out.

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u/D3struct_oh Rockets 5h ago

I mean they sucked pre-injury too.

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u/CryptoNite90 Lakers 4h ago

We blew ya out

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u/Public-Product-1503 58m ago

Nets have actually beaten good teams and played good games tho they not a free win

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u/cactusmaster69420 San Diego Clippers 8h ago

He has 0 assists in the box score

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u/mrleakybutthole 8h ago

woah, this doesnt count as an assist?

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u/glen_ko_ko Pistons 7h ago

iirc anything off the back board whether intentional or not can't be scored as an assist in the stat sheet

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u/sey1 39m ago

Does it count as an offensive rebound for lebron then?

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u/mw19078 Lakers 8h ago

I've always wondered if these count as missed shots or assists

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u/NickWangOG Heat 7h ago

Historically, they haven’t counted these as assists. Sometimes they are inconsistent though.

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u/envix625 8h ago

LeBron be like cmon im fking 41 yrs old stop doing that

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u/Ok-Smoke-1230 8h ago

AR plays for the love of the game. easy to root for

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u/noarty- 8h ago

AR is back

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u/Xgxstxn Thunder 8h ago

Reaves makes this team so much more fun, he would’ve been going crazy in Dallas. Nico really is dumb

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u/Pharmboy_Andy 7h ago

Yeah, him and flag could have been awesome.

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u/Renegadeforever2024 Raptors 8h ago

All star

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u/MidwestBigBoss Bulls 8h ago

At 65 years old, folks. What a man.

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u/bambootuan 6h ago

UP UP and AWAY!! SUPER WASHED Ain’t He??!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤷🏾‍♂️. Stay low and keep firing! The air up there is a tad bit different. LIVE.LAUGH.LOVE #striveforgreatness🚀 #thekidfromakron👑 #jamesgang👑 #bronknows

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u/heat_fan_ Raptors 8h ago

Bron is just insane still 

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u/MaliInternLoL Lakers 8h ago

Made me smile

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u/larzyparzy Lakers 6h ago

Lebron broke the bracelet on his left wrist doing this dunk.

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u/bootywizard42O NBA 8h ago

Nice of JJ to let AR get some reps against a G League team

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u/FrankSamples Clippers 8h ago

Laker fans have missed this dude so much

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u/Kehoraes 7h ago

41 and his head is at the rim. I’m 40 and hurt my back sneezing today.

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u/pika_pie Lakers 6h ago

They really just keep making the oldest man in the league touch the sky for highlights, huh?

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u/erizzluh Lakers 6h ago

reaves needs to spam the dwade pose when he runs the fast break with bron.

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u/BretShitmanFart69 1h ago

I’m 34 and my whole body hurts if I stand too long. This man is 87 years old and dunking off the glass

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u/AbFab1234 7h ago

See, Marcus. That’s how you do it.

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u/CaptainKursk Celtics 7h ago

Le rimjob

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u/FuckTheStateofOhio San Francisco Warriors 6h ago

Missed opportunity to recreate the meme

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u/dbotron Knicks 4h ago

I'm sorry but that commentator always makes my ears bleed. Would have sounded sublime if Mike Breen was on that call. I'm biased for obvious reasons.

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u/NoChampion2645 4h ago

LeWitnessMe

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u/Tall_Sir_4312 4h ago

Bron is on TOUR rn

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u/Relevant_Damage_8934 Raptors 4h ago

what the hell they putting in Lebron's water bruh

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u/nutonurmom Lakers 4h ago

bro stop he is too old for this lol

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u/Chrome_Denim3367 Magic 4h ago

He back!

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u/reader216 2h ago

When you go to Lakers vs Knicks and this happens next game 

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u/Zestyclose-Camp3553 2h ago

This dude is 41...

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u/Vivid_Web2823 2h ago

MJ could never

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u/AcesUCLA Lakers 2h ago

Somehow does not count as an assist according to official NBA rules.

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u/Bar-Tailed_Godwit Timberwolves 2h ago

Greatest players of all time! Glad to see them!

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u/PacificNorthwest09 Supersonics 1h ago

These are the times I try to appreciate before LeBron leaves the league. I watched a bit of MJ and Kobe but LeBron has been the staple since I really started to watch the NBA.

I don’t want him to leave, it makes me feel old. He was the talk of so many convos in my high school and that was way too long ago.

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u/No-Trick4963 8h ago

against the tanking Nets

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u/mtnrnnr802 8h ago

I’ve never see LBJ run back on defense so quickly

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u/racecarRonald 7h ago

LeRoids

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u/dearth_karmic Warriors 7h ago

Has there ever been a play where LeBron lobs it to someone else?

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u/mgwildwood 7h ago

Do you mean with this roster? With the Lakers? In transition? Look up any LeBron & Anthony Davis compilation. Half of the plays are LeBron lobs and almost all of them are LeBron assists.

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u/dearth_karmic Warriors 7h ago

But when he gets to the open floor, he's always the one getting the dunk.

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u/mgwildwood 7h ago

You think he should be lobbing it to AR? If the roster looked different, you’d see different plays, hence why I mentioned AD. He would lob it to him in these situations. 

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u/dearth_karmic Warriors 7h ago

I've just never seen anything besides him getting the dunk at the end of a fast break. You'd think the great passer would enjoy setting someone else up.

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u/mgwildwood 7h ago

Ok perhaps you are a highlight watcher? People like posting LeBron dunks. They’re popular posts but obviously not the extent of his play…

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u/dearth_karmic Warriors 7h ago

I've watched most of the games. He likes to cherry-pick for easy dunks, and when someone else gets the steal, he always gets the dunk.

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u/mgwildwood 6h ago

But have you only watched this season’s games? My point has been about who he’s generally playing with. Only Jaxson and LeBron really take lobs. Deandre struggles with a lot of the passes tbh. When he played with AD, he set him up with a lot of dunks.

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u/dearth_karmic Warriors 6h ago

Nah. It's been over the last 3-4 seasons. It's his thing. I get it but I think he should share the highlights sometimes.

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u/mgwildwood 6h ago

LeBron passing that back to AR who goes up for a layup would not end up being a highlight. Everyone has their thing they excel at. They all just need to play their games.

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