LeBron James has started off the season doing LeBron James things as usual, including a game-icing jumper to seal a win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night.
But it’s what he did after that shot that has NBA fans buzzing.
James drove against Dillon Brooks, stopped near the free-throw line and hit a turnaround that didn’t seem to even touch the rim. After the shot, he held his palm face down close to the court.
So everyone’s wondering: is that his way of saying Brooks was “too small” to defend him? Brooks is just two inches shorter than James, so … maybe?
LeBron is COLD ❄️ pic.twitter.com/OoBKGmmOZb
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 6, 2021
There are some fans speculating it was a response to a moment involving him and Brooks earlier in the contest:
LeBron doesn't forget 😂pic.twitter.com/tZfKNxOftp
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) January 6, 2021
I honestly don’t know in this case. It could be James was simply celebrating and it happened to look like a “TOO SHORT!” gesture. The real takeaway is James continues not to slow down and the Lakers look mostly unstoppable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIYjZ_s0LSw&ab_channel=USATODAYSports