“‘Blocked By James’ Always Sends Shivers Down My Spine”: LeBron James, At 38, Still Wows Fans With 2-way Effort in Game 3 Blowout Win

Akash Murty | 07/05/2023
"'Blocked By James' Always Sends Shivers Down My Spine": LeBron James, At 38, Still Wows Fans With 2-way Effort in Game 3 Blowout Win

Three years after their 1st championship together, LeBron James and Anthony Davis are leading the Los Angeles Lakers to be the favorites in the West once again, for winning it all. James is now 38, in his 20th year in the league, but “blocked by James” is still bringing joy to Lakers fans and ringing his opponents’ years as it does in Andre Iguodala’s.

The 19x All-Star has defied time like nobody else in the sport before. Multiple players have played for more than 20 years, but nobody with this kind of rigor and consistency.

The offensive side of his ball game has only gone up if anything. But this year’s Playoffs are showing he is not going away defensively anytime soon either.

NBA Twitter acknowledges 38-year-old LeBron James’ 2-way effort in Game 3

Throughout the first round and the 2 games in the second, James was tight defensively getting overshadowed by some monster effort by AD on that end every night.

However, his efforts didn’t go unnoticed in Game 3, as he and AD led the Lakers to a blowout. A few moments after stopping a fast break attempt by Andrew Wiggins in the 3rd quarter, which was surreal for a player that age, James blocked a shot by Jordan Poole that made the Laker Nation go wild.

““Blocked by James” always sends shivers down my spine,” a Twitter user wrote.

“OH BLOCK BY JAMES, LEBRON JAMES WITH THE REJECTION,” wrote the other. This one seems from across boundaries.

Some talked about his efforts which might go unnoticed.

The Lakers won the game by 30 points and got themselves up 2-1 in the series with the next game in LA.

What does it mean for the series?

The Warriors won Game 2 by 27, Lakers won the third by 30. The series is still nothing less than a contest between two top contenders for the championship. It can go either way.

However, going by his Playoffs pattern, Davis, who led the Lakers on both ends with 24 points, 13 rebounds,  3 assists, 3 steals, and 4 blocks, might not show up the next game.

And if the Warriors level it at Crypto.com Arena they might win the series in 6 games with that momentum. So as hyped as the Lakers and their fans must be, they already have Game 4 in mind where Stephen Curry and Co would surely come out firing cylinders.

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About the author

Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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