Despite reportedly dealing with the flu, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was clearly feeling good enough. Prior to their Friday night game against the Dallas Mavericks. James drained three-pointers from the logo during his pre-game shoot around.
Richard Jefferson, now a studio analyst at ESPN, hilariously called out his former teammate for being “such a showoff” during warm ups.
"Such a showoff. … We get it dude, you're good."
—@Rjeff24 on LeBron's logo threes in warm ups 😂 pic.twitter.com/Sg9B9cFPap
— ESPN (@espn) January 11, 2020
Obviously, Jefferson was just trolling with his good ole' buddy. The one-time NBA champion has become one of the more entertaining TV personalities and commentators in the NBA. This just proves how great he is in front of the screen.
James and Jefferson built a bond together during their time with the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2015 to 2017. The King led Cleveland to their historic championship win in 2016, where Jefferson played a key role for them off the bench.
Surely, Mavs fans who were already in their seats during LeBron's warm up must have enjoyed the show from The King. Little did they know that his pre-game show was a foreshadowing of how he would eventually dominate their beloved Mavericks later on in the evening.
The Lakers had no problems taking care of Dallas, 129-114, despite missing superstar forward Anthony Davis.
James, who turned 35 in December, torched the Mavs with 35 points, 16 rebounds, and seven assists in 32 minutes. He shot 14-of-25 from the field and knocked down three 3-pointers. Third-year forward Kyle Kuzma also filled in nicely for Davis as the starting power forward and dropped a season-high 26 points.
James did his damage inside the paint with easy drives to the basket early in the game as they raced out to a 45-27 lead through one quarter. Los Angeles never looked back as they frustrated the Mavericks throughout the night.
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