LeBron James is arguably one of the greatest players of all time, and one of the key factors behind his incredible record has been his competitive spirit and his desire to win.
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This was evident even in an impromptu competition with his Team USA colleagues during a recent practice session.
LeBron and his teammates were seeing who could make the most free throws with their off-hand. LeBron claimed that his right hand was his off-hand, before draining the free throw with it. This didn’t go unnoticed:
LeBron CAN’T be a real person man..
He challenges his USA teammates to an “off-hand” free throw competition. Everyone shoots with their true off hand but he claims his off hand is his right hand. He undoubtably wins then crowns himself at the end 🤣😂😂🤣🤦🏻♂️ pic.twitter.com/m2deDHVr0V
— Jacob (@Jacobtheclipper) July 21, 2024
Technically, The King may not have been wrong in claiming that his right was his ‘off-hand’ since he is a natural left-hander. But the Lakers superstar shoots with his right hand on the basketball court. So in fairness, much like some of his opponents, he should have been shooting with his left hand during this contest.
But as we said, he really hates to lose — even in practice.
Why does LeBron shoot with his right hand if he is naturally left-handed?
It is a question that has mystified many in the NBA community. Back in 2017, The King himself explained why:
“I have no idea why I became a right-handed basketball player. I think it’s probably Michael Jordan, Penny Hardaway, guys that I looked up to growing up. Seeing those guys shoot right is why I guess I shoot rightie. But yeah, I’m pretty much a left hand guy.”
Given that he is now arguably the greatest player of all time, this appears to have worked out well for him. Now, if he would just start acknowledging that the right hand is indeed his dominant hand on the basketball court…
