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Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James electrified fans with a poster dunk on Orlando Magic big man Jonathan Issac on Thursday evening.
James, who turns 40 years old on December 30, is showing no signs of slowing down, as partially evidenced by that dunk.
Fans and analysts alike jubilantly reacted to James’ poster, which also got the L.A. home crowd on its feet as well.
Tony Mejia @MejiaDinero
Doing this 40 days before you turn 40, over one of the NBA’s top defenders, 27-year-old Jonathan Isaac, is a career highlight for LeBron James https://t.co/dDJFNmCBmB
andrew @AJTalkSports
Lebron still putting people on posters in year 22. And Jonathan Issac of all people.
There will never be another. pic.twitter.com/9YJwo4M7y2
Entering Thursday, the 20-time All-NBA player and four-time NBA MVP was averaging 23.5 points on 51.5 percent shooting (41.6 percent from three), 9.4 assists and 8.1 rebounds. The 10-4 Lakers were also third in the Western Conference following a six-game winning streak.
A few challenges await next, with reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets coming to town on Saturday. Then the Lakers will visit the Phoenix Suns for an NBA Cup game on Tuesday.