Usually Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is the one proving age is just a number, but he may have met his much younger match Wednesday night.
Nearly 20 years separate James and San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama in age, but the youngster outdid the veteran on one effortless offensive play during his team’s 119–101 loss to the Lakers.
In the second quarter, Wembanyama backed up against James in the paint and found himself one-on-one against the Lakers great. Wembanyama then coolly spun past James for the easy bucket in the blink of an eye:
Wemby scored on LeBron 👀 pic.twitter.com/4FIF4nkVds
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) November 28, 2024
Here’s another look at it:
Wemby with the CLEAN post move 🤯 https://t.co/qrTATgVtu2 pic.twitter.com/TrYaK8hOZm
— NBA (@NBA) November 28, 2024
Fans marveled at the moment—an epic collision of the NBA's past and future—and fawned over Wembanyama’s potential:
Passing the torch to the young buck!
— JB (@JB100x) November 28, 2024
The king 🆚 l'étranger 👽
— ginobilisaurus (@ginobilisaurus) November 28, 2024
Elder abuse going on here. Bron should file charges.
— Steve Mullins (@stevenpmullins) November 28, 2024
LeBron’s PR gonna erase this from the TL 😂
— Hayden Wheatley (@WheatleyHayden) November 28, 2024
Wemby makes people think basketball is easy
— ✶ (@Zeni25_) November 28, 2024
Wembanyama finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds and two assists while James recorded his sixth triple-double of his age-40 season. The Lakers and Spurs will meet again two more times this season in Jan. 11 and 13.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Victor Wembanyama Effortlessly Blowing by LeBron James Left NBA Fans in Awe.
