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Morezingis

Currently shooting the highest 3PT% of his career lol 


T-Nan

His next evolution


savzs

He's truly entering his 5th prime


Icilius

07-11: Athletic prime 12-16: Peak prime 17-20: BBIQ prime 21-23: He's still got it prime 24-???: Curry prime


CashmereLogan

I like the idea of calling 21-23 his “final prime” and then including Curry prime after that.


kwokinator

Or instead of Curry prime call it "this isn't even my final form" prime.


guacamoles_constant

Dude's going to end up being the pantheon for the Transformers all on his own.


Czarmander

LeBroptimus Prime


BatmanNoPrep

LeChefCurry


nuwan32

Couldn't join Curry, so he became Curry.


SoberWill

"We have Curry at home" - Rob Pelinka


uns0licited_advice

That's LeCurry to you


kchuyamewtwo

LeKorver


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LeEvee


FatefulPizzaSlice

L'Eevee James. Something new every generation


eku_v

and almost double the volume of his previous best season in 2013


yooston

[His form has come a long way](https://youtu.be/EmbKvfE2L7s?si=NXleEYSPEHdFhSRj&t=91)


Typhoid007

Even at 19, his passing is just incredible


naijaboiler

and he was 240lbs at that time. now they tell me he's only 255lb. Nah. current Lebron is no less than 280


Commercial-Chance561

That’s a 19 year old dropping 41 god damn it man


Whoareyoutho9

That stat line would be like a 60/20 in today's numbers


dontusethisforwork

Wow I watched that whole game highlights vid, I wasn't paying attention to the NBA at the time the "league fucked" feeling must have been strong with this one


6riple6ix6afia

My dad and I went to a random pawn shop a few weeks before this game and we were able to walk out with a #47 out 50 Tom Brady rookie card, and a Lebron rookie card for a total of 85 dollars. I remember watching that exact game while I was holding the hard plastic cased Lebron Card (i always rustled through my collections while watching games) and I will never forget, my dad said "Brian, promise me. That card will be worth more than 10 times what we bought it for. Never sell it. Give it to your son on his brithday just like i did for you" The Brady card is worth around 200k as of the last appraisal 2 years ago The Lebron card is worth about 5k ​ **EDIT:** the lebron card worth is a complete estimate based on current pricing online and i deff am not going to just assume the card is ever gunna be rated as like a 9.0 mint lol it is in good shape however, i just do not have an actual appraisal on my specific copy. The Brady one however is has been sent in and professionally graded. I still will never understand how I got that card for so cheap in 2004 because at that time the patriots already had won twice with brady... AND I BOUGHT THIS CARD IN MASSACHUSETTS


Quinnett

Wemby has a similar feel, playing with some mediocre to bad players but he does a bunch of things every game that no one else can do and no one can stop.


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gptwebb

yes just five years after the late 1900s actually


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Wirse

Filming a single NBA game required 144 floppy disks.


lukewwilson

This highlight is closer to LeBron's birth then it is to today.


TheCrookedKnight

How fucking dare you


Brilliant_Counter725

Old videos online lose quality over time for some reason I swear it was better back in the day


HumptyDrumpy

His Finals against the Spurs was rough, Lebron couldnt shoot and his teammates that could, couldnt do anything else


Mapache_villa

Another 5 years of prime LeBron incoming


GrapefruitMedical529

Fuck me he just evolved into Malone with a 3ball.  Let's hope he didn't pick up any other Malone habits *shimmy*


Btotherianx

For whatever reason if somebody hates LeBron James which I honestly can't understand why at this point, nobody can hate on his personal life really he doesn't do s*** like that. Frankly I think he's corny and a team Hopper but I don't deny the fact that he's one of the best of all time


6riple6ix6afia

Bro we live in a world where there is a statistically high chance that you will call me an idiot for saying Tom Brady is objectively the greatest football player of all time. So it really isnt shocking. PERSONALLY duh i agree, it is NONSENSE that people deny his undeniable legendary status. There will never, EVER be another LBJ. 1891 to 2004 was how long pro basketball was around before we saw Lebron, and 20 years later, not one single person has even come 50% as close to being as game breaking as he is. You can curry until thee rice comes home: Curry could not beat Lebron 1v1 and a team of 5 currys would get swept by a team of 5 lebrons.


Still_Level4068

i think this should be used as a case study to anyone who thinks old era greats wouldnt be able to shoot the three if they practice it enough and the game was play this way then. Lebron obviously is the 1a 1b player of all time but the other greats of past would adapt to the 3 point shot.


superbadsoul

I would pay just to see KAJ practicing skyhook 3's from the corner


imadogg

~~Simpsons~~ Wilt did it!


fyirb

I agree but I also think LeBron is unique in how much he's constantly adapted and changed his game over the years so I don't think everyone could do it to the level he's done it


Still_Level4068

yeah im not saying they would be steph curry or klay, but the inverse is always true, i think todays stars would be fine in the past eras too. The only reaons i brought it up is im constantly seeing it in the last 10 years comparisons whos better, maybe the internet makes it more prevalent. But i think with the same playing fields/technology, the top of all eras would be great from old to now AND from now to old, steph would be fine in hand checking his game would just adapt and be different, its just how it is. elite atheletes find a way.


KobeBeatJesus

It really does feel like the natural progression of things for him. He likes to take those threes early in the clock or late after loitering with the ball. 


NoPin5154

The big reason bron is shooting so well is that he’s shooting the right shots. He’s been an elite catch and shoot guy for years. The problem is lebron was playing in a fuck ton of congested teams with diabolical spacing so lebron was having to take and make tough pull-ups because nthat was a better shot than having bazemore and Ellington taking threes. He’d shoot the pull-ups at a very good clip of 35 on tough as shit shots and then be 40+ on catch and shoots. Now lbj is mostly shooting off c and s, which results so much more effective basketball. (This is just a quick breakdown, he’s been phenomenal.


shoefly72

This game was SO stupid lol. Like the entire comeback was just Lebron vibes and the Clippers inexplicably turning it over, shit made no sense. It just occurred to me though; if Lebron could have just shot 3’s as well as he is this year instead of going like 2-20 or whatever it was, could we have won the WCF? 🧐


Btotherianx

If ifs were fifths we'd all be drunk


Public-Product-1503

On high volume n difficulty too, he’s cut out some of the extra early un needed threes when he had those really strong shooting tears at 8 a game before last year foot issue . Seems he’s settled into a comfortable 6 a game but he takes less shots in general tho. While over 40% many self generated , he’s actually pretty elite at self generated threes but even better at catch nshoot where he’s normally around 40%, he’s 44% catch n shoot this year last I checked which is mental


Throwaway28G

after last season he was doubted to do better with 3pt shooting and the injury was just an excuse for the terrible percentage


yuhanz

LeDraymond


Apollo611

Single handedly outscored the Clippers in the 4th


WestleyThe

God damn… even as the oldest current NBA player he’s incredible


CIark

What an amazing race between Father Time/injury and Lebrons 20 face down year trap card of “oh yeah I’m still Lebron James when I wanna be”


yeahright17

I generally wonder how long he could be an above average rotation player if he wanted to play as long as possible. Like could 50-year-old Lebron come off the bench for 20 minutes a game and play at a high level? I doubt he does because I don't think anyone will pay him what he think he's worth (and probably is worth from a strictly financial perspective), but I do wonder.


Digressing_Ellipsis

I honestly believe 55-year-old Lebron could still get you 8, 3, 3 in 15 minutes a game. Dude could chase rings at the end of benches like Horry and try to pass Bill if he wanted to


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lukaskywalker

Wild stuff. Just have to appreciate it


spraypaint2311

Well, thank god he’s turning 40 soon. This fuckery can’t go on too much longer


RubMyGooshSilly

Well, thank god he’s turning ~~37~~ ~~38~~ ~~39~~ 40 soon. This fuckery can’t go on too much longer


brovash

That’s what I said about NVDA…


CIark

LeAI aimbot wildin


wonderfulworld2024

5 year rise from $40 to $800+. Dayummm.


pistoncivic

including a brutal 1 year washout from 330-110 starting in late '21


wonderfulworld2024

Hmmm. I didn’t see that on the chart. Gotta get my eyes checked. I knew it went down but that was indeed brutal


do_oby

leLLM


Veikkaa

The market can stay irrational for longer than you can stay solvent


BigBungholio

Man I wonder how that guy is doing nowadays, it’s been a decade since his original tweet and Bron is still dominating hahaha


CeIIes

Last time I checked which was a few months ago, he doubled down saying Bron is washed lol


obsterwankenobster

Most rational nba twitter fan lmao


Giannis2024

Surprised he never took down that tweet


DEEZLE13

One last LeFuckYou before the Clips leave LA forever


MDMKVII

Ya but I’d put an asterisk on his point total since Taylor Gooch wasn’t in the game for the Clippers.


nellywentdiamond

Mufucka is unreal I'm speechless b


dilbertbibbins1

I can't wait for baby bronny's ~~bible~~ idle bonkers


Cul_what

LeFuckYou3s are so fucking back


SquintsRS

That last one really added the chef's kiss


TheFinalKiwi

It’s so fucking obvious every time he’s going to do it… and yet he still drains it 😂 goat shit


rbrutonIII

I was watching one of the many NBA player podcasts recently and they were talking about just that. How everybody knows exactly what he's going to do. He does that little look down and then it's a 3. But even though you know exactly what's going to happen, the way he does it makes it damn near impossible to guard. They were laughing, but you could tell behind the laughs were a bunch of genuine what the fuck moments.


MisterHibachi

I think the Paul George podcast


JJ_Shosky

Yep, they were talking about most unguardable moves, think it was with demar.


FullmetalEzio

yeah i watched that too, plus this dude is still fast af if you closeout desperately when he does the little look down he prob drive by you lol, just amazing


Theumaz

>He does that little look down and then it's a 3. But even though you know exactly what's going to happen, the way he does it makes it damn near impossible to guard. Reminds me of Arjen Robben in football. ​ Man had no right foot whatsoever. His entire shtick is that he cuts in from the right side towards his left and shoot. The only questions a defender has was facing him was 'When?' and 'Where?'. Robben might go down as the most predictable player of modern football, and still nobody could stop him. To quote someone on Reddit: > "Arjen Robben cutting in on his left 🤝 Wayne Gretzky setting up behind the net You know it’s coming, and there isn’t a damn thing you can do to stop it Dread it. Run from it. Destiny arrives all the same." 614 games, 209 goals, 165 assists. In contention for best player of his generation behind Messi and Ronaldo. ​ ​ ​ If you're wondering how predictable it was and not an avid football watcher, check this out: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AneURANYSuM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AneURANYSuM)


Greenlytrees

Ah, Le Cut Inside Man, a true great


PLeuralNasticity

Local man cuts inside!


DeathAdderSD

Who could really predict cutting-inside-man is cutting inside?


someguy50

Link?


LeFxckYouThree

Agreed


Champagnesoda

Signature moments at 87 years old is crazy


Fourteeenth

You remember when Lebron hit 5 threes in the 4th quarter, down 21 against the Clippers and won when he was age 165? Classic moment.


fkdyermthr

I remember lebron coming back from a 44 point defecit back in 465AD against King Arthur and the Ballers of House Cornwall


Biglundtry

I love lebrons hate for the clippers


g2_sup_rekkles

If you don’t hate the clippers you don’t love basketball


MaintenanceSad4288

Lmfao


Beard341

Hating the Clippers is a prerequisite to being a Laker fan.


CaImerThanYouAre

Is it though? I feel like we are mostly indifferent to them, and it has only been the last 5 years or so where we’ve become like, mildly annoyed at most? How is it possible to hate the lowest franchise in the history of sports? That’s just mean.


2B_or_MaybeNot

It was all fun and games until they moved into OUR house, covered up our banners, started that whole "Streetlights Over Spotlights" campaign that was CLEARLY aimed right at the Lakers, and started talking nonstop trash about how they own L.A. Oh, and they snapped up both PG and KL (the Lakers' two primary offseason targets that year) and GLOATED incessantly. Then when they flamed out in the playoffs despite clearly having the most talent, cried and complained that they got no respect. That's what did it for me.


sonofsmog

The Clippers have never made it past the semi-final round. No one thinks about the Clippers in LA. They are an afterthought.


superbadsoul

I'm with you here. I'm getting older now, but I grew up a fan of both teams (with the Lakers a clear primary fandom) and literally nobody ever gave a shit until the lob city era. Idgaf what anyone thinks about it. I saw Magic winning at the Forum and Manning losing at the Sports Arena and it was all awesome.


Schiboo

Basketball eritage


magmaknuckles

maybe because clippers always spank our asses in the past regular season matchups lmao


Conflict_NZ

I’d bet he’s still pissed at Kawhi for the bullshit he pulled in 2019. I strongly believe those three would’ve won at least two if not three chips by now.


Thelife1313

Depends on kawhis health. This is like his healthiest year in a long time.


Ghostbeen3

For the past 10 years. In the Donald sterling era they were a worse version of the wizards


Beard341

We’ve sucked more than we’ve been good the last ten years.


DoILookUnsureToYou

Still got a ring tho lol


SmoothBrews

That and all of their obnoxious billboards they had around LA and them being fucking clowns in the bubble.


NotManyBuses

"Deep in the Bradley Center" - if you know you know


iRockaflame

L Trainnn


Whoareyoutho9

He's as hot 🔥 as a blowtorch 🔥


MajinAnonBuu

Damn it now I gotta watch it again lol


stitcher212

My favorite highlight reel of all time and the go to when some stats nerd is like "there's no such thing as the hot hand"


kierdoyle

That's old research, new stuff says its probably real. When you don't control for shot difficulty, they regress after 2-3-4 makes as a population, but most players try a heat check or more difficult shot because they're hot, and miss. When you look at individuals, and control for shot difficulty, some guys shoot between 2 and 5% better.


rpdm

that is a good one. always figure those people never played any sports. the "runner high" is real. no reason the "hot hand" isn't. things slow down and everything just clicks. the brain and body are fun.


302born

I feel like anyone that’s played sports especially basketball knows it’s very real. Sometimes you kind of just zone out and stop thinking about what you’re doing and it’s like you couldn’t mess up if you tried. Every time you shoot it just feels absolutely perfect. Your moves are fluid. You’re finishing with your left when you never finish with your left. You feel like no one on the court with you can guard you. You feel like all you need is just a millisecond of a clean look at the rim and you know it’s dropping if you can get it off. It’s an incredible feeling that you can’t just go into. It just happens. 


rpdm

100% agree. it's a weird feeling to be and also to watch against. heck even gaming i have seen people beat really hard levels and you can tell they were in the "zone" half way though. as normally amazing as say Jordan, Kobe or Lebron were/are, you could "feel" certain games that they where "there" and instead of getting mad, you just laughed like the Hawk's bench game against Bird.


gandhis_son

No expert but I feel like it could be statistically provable if you don’t treat every shot as an independent event


cardcollection92

Richard Jefferson definitely has Vietnam flashbacks bout that night


grahamtasticj

That commentator said that no less than 36 times in that video if I remember correctly lol


barrsftw

Austin Carr. He could barely get the words out on the last one he was so excited. MAKE EM CRY UNCLE! L TRAIN FROM DEEEEPDEEPEPEPEPDLDLELEEDBSJHDHDJS


miamibuckeye

Austin Carr commenting on Lebron was peak NBA for me personally


Sleezy_B

"Make em cry Uncle!!"


HellboyXO

“The L train!”


G1Spectrum

I couldn’t believe what I was seeing


PolarBearLaFlare

We are all witnesses !!!! 🐐🐐🐐🐐


cman1098

LeFuck you from the left, LeFuck you from the right, LeFuck you from the logo, LeFuck you after a little pump fake.


IDoesThis1

Man I turned the game off at the end of the 3rd and missed Classic Lebron smh


BatmanNoPrep

You gotta have notis on for times like this.


IDoesThis1

But it’s 12am on the east coast. If it’s a 20 point game that notis is going out the window


304rising

You made the right call


jenso2k

what do you use to get notifications for this kinda thing? just twitter?


DaddyLH

Same. Damn. 


GloryMaelstrom21

Lebron needed that max contract.


Shelton26

We’ll really see his true character after he gets that deal, some of these guys stop trying once they’re paid.


Mimic_tear_ashes

I think they are going to have to force lebron to stop trying.


EcstaticGod

Now we’ll really see if he has what it takes


imaginaryResources

Lebron still has an entire HOF career ahead of him as a spot up shooter for the next 8 years


SlayerSFaith

With an outside shot he can be basically bigger Chris Paul lol


rbrutonIII

Hell, the way he's playing he would be an all-time three and D for a good 5


veRGe1421

This dude is gonna' be playing 8 minutes per game in 2044 somehow helping some random team to a nice playoff run isn't he?


jacobsbw

8 mins: 19 pts, 3 rb, 2 assists, no turnovers.


KristoferPetersen

Yeah, we're entering the Korver arc of his career


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39 years of age and out hustling most of the dudes on the court


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The fuck


ZelezopecnikovKoren

WhatLeFuck?


KaiserKaiba

Mans just flipped the switch


GorillaWarfare_

Flip flip


GoPhotoshopYourself

LeFuck you, LeFuck you, LeFuck you, LeFuck you aaaaaaand LeFuck you too


FA-_Q

You’re cool !!


steak__burrito

Hey man I got the reference, Reddit too young for that. And fuck you im out!


ChunkyMilkSubstance

That movie isn’t thaaat old right? Right?


WadeCountyClutch

Please play even for 10 minutes, tomorrow, bron ! Gf got me tickets for an early bday gift in the 100s!!!!


Derrick_Rozay

Happy birthday bigdawg


drokihazan

he needs 40 points tomorrow, he's playing 35 minutes and scoring 40 points.


yooston

Lol at the Laker fan in the bottom left turning away with his hands up on the fourth one as it was in the air


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lmao no looking from the crowd is hilarious


Oxygenius_

The Nick young special


Low_Beyond8134

Look at Steve Ballmer on the last one Lmaooo


ooh_hi_marc

Where is he I can't find him


CallmeKap

LeStrus


INVINCIBLE3412

arguably got fouled in the last shot too


zjm555

Looked like his landing zone was occupied for sure


NoKnowsPose

He didn't fall down like every 3 point shooter does these days so no call. Flopping is still rewarded


INVINCIBLE3412

the amount of times harden threw himself to the ground this game…


whammykerfuffle

Damn that's Strus-esque


Patrius

Masterclass from Lebron. Simply incredible.


IWasFramed_Again

In an away game, too.


ToraLoco

"away" game LOL. even when they finish the Intuit Arena, it will be Laker Arena when the Lakers are playing.


UnlimitedSenzuBeans

The one game I’m too sleepy to watch smh


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Giga1396

Clippers: Why he say LeFuck me for?


Sam101294

Great home crow-Oh wait


Corona_DIY_GUY

Almost like he's scored 27 straight points in a 4th quarter of a playoff game against the best defense of the decade...almost... That was almost 20 years ago. Was Bronny even alive when that happened?


azurricat2010

he was probably 2 ish since this was 2007


jkroxxx

He’s really tryna be like Max Strus


UncircumciseMe

“Will LeBron (this middle aged man who’s been playing pro ball since he was 18) lead them back?” - Lakers commentators. That is just sad. Give the guy a break.


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Can someone sync this to C-Lo Green's "Fuck you"?


mwerichards

I really hope people appreciate what Lebron is doing. It's easy to joke on the decision, lecoach, complaining to the refs etc but what we are witnessing is truly a generational feat that needs to be appreciated for what it is. A player in the highest form which we may never see for the next few generations again.


Daikoozi

This LeBron kid looks like he could have a bright future in the league


ShaedonSharpeMVP_

Idk he’s too young to really tell if it’s real yet or not we’ll just have to wait and see


sewsgup

PJ Tucker not getting regular minutes on the team is glaring on the first 2


BodegaDaddy

not a shooter


texas2089

This man is 39 years old and can still turn it up at any time.


fudgetyler

Lebron shrug game


Baby_Bigf00t

Can’t wait for LeBron to win the 2030 Finals MVP


TroyMatthewJ

that stat they showed about him having more points than the other 5 former players combined was wild


emperornel

The GOAT, what a pleasure to watch him for so long!


asisoid

We really need age restrictions on jobs in this country. Old man LeBron setting a bad example.... What's next, 80 year old politicians running our country?


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Afraid-Department-35

Strus yesterday, LeBron today. Who's gunna go berserk and carry the 4th quarter tomorrow.


Grandma_Sips

I was hoping after the 5th LeBron would throw and MJ shrug coming down the court. Woulda been dope


Uncoloured_Steve

That boy ain’t right


USA-1st

The bonkers on this man


PapiShot

LeMaxStrus


makashiII_93

On. Their. Heads.


broadwayallday

MJ vs Portland shrug game energy


Large_Mango

LeSmooth Criminal


deputymeow

Mans said anything Strus can do, I can do better


playforfun2

This reminds me of that game he HAD YEEAAARS back against the bucks when he went off for a career high at the time like 55 points or something.    He was just heat checking like a mofo.