Viral Clip Explained: LeBron James Breaks Silence on Hilarious D’Angelo Russell Assist at OKC Clash

In an unexpected turn of events, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated The Western Conference Leader Oklahoma Thunder by a score of 116-104 on March 4th, 2024. The win displayed what a stacked Lakers roster can do when they fire on all cylinders against the opposition. Interestingly, while the whole match was going seriously, a stray play made by LeBron James cracked everyone up.

The LAL vs OKC showdown saw D’Angelo Russell come up with some very good shooting numbers, especially from downtown. Despite rolling the offense for the Lakers, Russel chose to trust LeBron James with a shot instead of going for the bucket himself. To his and everyone’s surprise, however, LBJ shot the ball back and forced D’Lo to make a tough shot.

Everyone has been tracing down the reason behind the funny moment that could have easily gone wrong for the recovering Lakers. Answering the question, LeBron James added a new story on his Instagram page featuring a post where he is seen hugging Russel during the OKC game. The story carried the caption, “I was like man if you don’t stop & keep cooking!!!!!”

These words instantly forged a connection with the scene that unfolded on the court when LeBron James passed the ball back to the hot-handed D’Lo. In fact, he trusted his teammate so much, that he didn’t even care that Jalen Williams was standing guard right in front of him.

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What made LeBron James show immovable trust in Russel

D’Angelo Russel handled the offensive charge of the game perfectly well and scored an impressive 26 points. Interestingly, D’Lo dropped 15 of these points via three-pointers, including the tough shot that he winged against Jalen Williams. LeBron James was happy playing the supportive role for his team that night and secured 11 rebounds with 19 points. Thus, while he understood his role that night, he also understood that Russel was in the perfect rhythm to trust with the shot.

Talking about his contested triple, D’Angelo Russell said, “My teammates find me when I’m hot. It makes it easier when 1 can stretch the floor like that. That’s what shooting does. It’s a pleasure.“He further added, “I didn’t know I made the shot. I just kind of threw it up there. Lucky shot.” The 4th March game saw everyone playing their roles properly and dismantling the opposition with true harmony.

On the defensive end of things, Austin Reaves also stood up to the task of containing OKC’s danger man Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. He limited his field goal scoring to just 5/13 and successfully disrupted the rhythm of the Thunder. Currently, at the ninth spot in the Western Conference standings, will LeBron James and his squad be able to continue this strategy and power their way to the playoffs?

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