Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James might be one of the best basketball players of all time, but he’s also human.
During Thursday night’s Game 2 of the Western Conference finals against the Denver Nuggets, James tried to go up for a dunk and whiffed in the most spectacular way possible.
It’s just bizarre to see a player of James’ magnitude so epically miss an easy bucket like this on such a big stage. It’s not to say a player as talented as James can’t post an in-game blooper like this, but it’s still one of those surprising moments that make you do a double take.
Get ‘em next time, King! 😅#Shaqtin pic.twitter.com/rJyo8hvByd
— Shaqtin' a Fool (@shaqtin) May 19, 2023
As you could imagine, the internet lit up like a firework at the sight of James making such a hilarious blunder on national television.
He’d already inspired a new meme during the game, and now he’d given NBA fans something else to talk about.
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NBA fans had a mix of shock and laughs at the missed dunk.
lebron thinks he’s me
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) May 19, 2023
Never seen Bron malfunction on a dunk like that lol
— prince j. grimes (@pgprincej) May 19, 2023
LeWhiff
— Shehan Jeyarajah (@ShehanJeyarajah) May 19, 2023
LMAO LEBRON
— charles (“you look good” – andy reid) mcdonald (@FourVerts) May 19, 2023
Don't think we've ever seen that from LeBron. Like, ever. Am I wrong?
— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) May 19, 2023
Lmao just finish it next time, old man.
— Michael Sykes, II (@MikeDSykes) May 19, 2023
LeBron James with a shaqtin' a fool moment. 😂pic.twitter.com/ADg1K5dhls
— NBA World (@NBAW0RLD24) May 19, 2023
LeBron after blowing the dunk pic.twitter.com/lNMXbkh5gF
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) May 19, 2023
Father Time seeing LeBron botch that dunkpic.twitter.com/PyJ7qPlVEk
— BetMGM 🦁 (@BetMGM) May 19, 2023
Skip bayless going to the fox studio tomorrow getting ready to do a 3 hour segment on the lebron missed dunk pic.twitter.com/lRDXEBVga9
— John (@iam_johnw) May 19, 2023
Can’t remember the last time I’ve seen LeBron James botch a breakaway dunk. pic.twitter.com/ITxmvRAEk5
— Evan Sidery (@esidery) May 19, 2023
LeBron James bricked a layup and then fumbled a wide-open dunk.
This is so weird.
— Chris Walder (@WalderSports) May 19, 2023
I can’t believe LeBron just lost the ball on that attempted dunk. He really is old.
— Zito (@_Zeets) May 19, 2023
that lebron dunk attempt 🫠 pic.twitter.com/m4CbVafeTS
— buckets (@buckets) May 19, 2023
Rui’s cooking, LeBron’s missing cradle dunk attempts pic.twitter.com/UogYEKzUKJ
— Christian Rivas (@RadRivas) May 19, 2023
All of us seeing LeBron botch a highlight dunk attempt: pic.twitter.com/uIeIUoK1yO
— Def Pen Hoops (@DefPenHoops) May 19, 2023
