LeBron James has always been the gaze catcher for basketball fans for over the past two decades. However, the names of various bigwigs who joined the NBA later got themselves added to that wishlist of playing with King James like 4x NBA Champion Stephen Curry. It was nothing more than a dream come true or a once-in-a-lifetime moment for the NBA community when they witnessed Stephen and LeBron playing side by side on the court for their nation against Canada during the exhibition match on Wednesday night. That’s why LeBron dedicated this euphoric moment in basketball history to his 159 million NBA followers on his IG account with a post.
King James posted some spine-chilling stills from last night’s game with crazy coordination between him and the Dubs star. The Lakers star also shared a video of him performing an alley-oop shot with fellow Warriors star with the caption, “🧑🏽🍳 X 🤴🏾 IS WHAT YALL BEEN PATIENTLY WAITING FOR! Well we’re here now! LET’S GET IT! Summer time VIBEZ!! 🇺🇸” The love from the NBA community for this epic visual can be judged from the fact that the post garnered almost 600K likes in an hour from LeBron’s massive fanbase. Chef Curry and LeBron cooked a hell of a game for the basketball fanatics that they were yearning for long.
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Even Steph uploaded a post on this special occassion with caption on his IG, “🏀 in July! Gotta love it….the lob to @kingjames a little better from this view 🙌🏽 Let’s get it! Off to Abu Dhabi.” After enjoying the action in the first game with King James, it seems that the Warriors star is quite excited for the next game as well.
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It is worth noting that it is all so magical because it is the first time that Stephen Curry and LeBron James have joined to represent USA at the Olympics. Before the last night’s game the Akron Hammer and Chef Curry never united for a match together on the same side. Although there were chances of it to come true in 2020 Summer Olympics. But it could not come to reality since the Warriors star lost his interest after the COVID-19 pandemic.
LeBron James and Stephen Curry’s reaction to their epic union ahead of Paris Olympics
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First of all, it was an amazing sight for the media personnel to witness Stephen Curry and LeBron James sitting together donning the Team USA jersey. After they got back to their senses, one of the reporters asked LeBron about his lob shot connection with Curry. Then the Lakers star responded to the question, “We love to play the game of basketball. Trying to share with each other… I missed it (pass) with him in the first half on a wide-open three when I threw it (ball) out of bounds, but he was able to connect with me on a lob. It’s fun.”
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Further adding to details of the game, LeBron added, “We play the game at a high level. We play the game the right way.” While King James was answering the questions patiently, Curry could be witnessed full of excitement. Even King James smiled when the Dubs star could not control his emotions and started dancing. However, he did mention during the post-math conference the team “just wanna win gold.”
Considering the explosive firepower in USA basketball men’s armory, the gold is too far away this Summer Olympics. On top of that Curry and LeBron gave their fans a memorable moment for their lifetime. Since the 39-year-old might be retiring anytime soon from the league, it was the chance for the basketball fans to witness these titans together.
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