The Los Angeles Lakers erased a 20 point deficit to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies Friday night. It was a gritty comeback, led by LeBron James.
Despite being 36 years old, James’ athleticism is still arguably the best in the league. He had an amazing cock back dunk during the second half, and Grizzlies’ Grayson Allen was smart enough to move aside.
ESPN color commentator Richard Jefferson, who is also a former teammate of James, had some awesome commentary that made the play all the better.
Jefferson noted the number of times the dunk was replayed, as well as the fact the play will be all over social media. Then Jefferson had to add in that he would likely be on those posts, commenting the Lakers star is trash.
KING.
JAMES.
YEAR.
18.(via @NBA)pic.twitter.com/Agmhlf3eGJ
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 13, 2021
While that was a SportsCenter worthy highlight, James had a Shaqtin’ a Fool moment earlier in the Lakers game.
He tried to posterize Dillon Brooks, but he surprisingly missed a potential dunk of the season. Jefferson said that he wanted to make a joke that LeBron needs to retire following that missed dunk but decided against it.
LeBron tried that 😳 pic.twitter.com/c9azp3ILAq
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) February 13, 2021
After the game, Jefferson asked LeBron if everything is okay since he is missing so many dunks.
“I don’t know if everything is okay man,” James said, trying to control his laughter. “I think the washed king is really starting to catch up with me.”
.@Rjeff24 interviewing @KingJames is hilarious 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/bwtIPbDDA9
— ESPN (@espn) February 13, 2021
The Lakers’ upcoming schedule includes games against the Nuggets, Nets, and the Heat. If they continue the trend of falling behind early against these teams, a comeback may not be possible later in the game. Either way, if Richard Jefferson is on call for the contest, it will likely be memorable.
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