For one glorious evening of basketball, LeBron James shut up all of his haters. He quieted all of the Los Angeles Lakers' critics and reminded us all, for at least one night, that he can still be the best player on planet earth when he wants to be.

The rest of the NBA world took notice, too. The Lakers star's otherworldly performance had his peers buzzing.

Utah Jazz All-Star Donovan Mitchell was all of us on repeat watching LeBron James tonight.

His former Lakers teammate in Kyle Kuzma was absolutely in awe as LeBron James put on a clinic on how to torch one of the NBA's top contenders.

More former Lakers chimed in as Jordan Clarkson whipped out the classic LeBron James kid meme. There's no audio but we all know what the kid sounds like. Alex Caruso, who played with Bron in his first three seasons in purple and gold, was just as stunned to see that 56-piece from The King.

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Others from around the league were also buzzing, including Lakers legend Magic Johnson and current teammate Kent Bazemore.

 

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LeBron James continues to defy Father Time. The Lakers will need every ounce of his remaining energy to turn this season around.