Back in 2010, when LeBron James took his talents to the Miami Heat, he teamed with Dwyane Wade to create one of the better superstar tandems in NBA history. In four seasons together, they reached the NBA Finals four times while winning back-to-back world championships in 2012 and 2013.
Early in their time together, they worked together on a fast break versus the Milwaukee Bucks that resulted in an iconic photo. Wade led the break down the middle, and James filled the lane to the right, got the pass and threw down a thunderous dunk while Wade exulted.
Morry Gash shot the photo that became somewhat timeless.
8 years ago today, Morry Gash captured one of the most iconic NBA photos of all-time: Dwyane Wade celebrating while LeBron dunks behind him.
Since most people have only seen the photo, they assume it was alley-oop. It wasn't. pic.twitter.com/dSWXSpN6l7
— David Astramskas (@redapples) December 6, 2018
On Friday, the Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Philadelphia 76ers, and D’Angelo Russell looked to recreate that photo during an easy score by James.
D'Angelo Russell recreates the legendary LeBron James and Dwyane Wade picture 🔥
📸: @SportsCenter pic.twitter.com/A7hTC6mmGQ
— DraftKings Sportsbook (@DKSportsbook) March 23, 2024
The Lakers ended up winning an ugly grind-it-out affair 101-94 to improve to 38-32 on the season. While they’re still in ninth place in the Western Conference, the victory gave them a 1 1/2-game cushion over the 10th-place Golden State Warriors.