Thousands of NBA fans gathered under one roof to witness the face-off between Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks. The game took place on Sunday night at the Mavs’ home court, American Airlines Center. Interestingly, the LeBron James-Anthony Davis pairing proved to be more potent than the Luka Doncic-Kyrie Irving pair. However, the Lakers’ victory was not the only significant spectacle that took place that night. A particular LeBron fan ended up garnering massive attention from the NBA world.

Despite having a poor start at the beginning of the 2023 season, the Los Angeles Lakers are seemingly doing well enough. However, they still remain one of the bottom teams in the Western Conference. Placed on the No. 12 seed, the Lakers have managed to win just about 29 games out of the 61 games played so far.

LeBron James’ fan shows up with an interesting companion

Among the thousands of spectators who attended the Lakers vs Mavericks matchup, one particular fan decided to enjoy the game with a mini version of LeBron James. In the video uploaded by Locked On Mavericks podcast host Isaac Harris, a King James lookalike puppet was seen dribbling a mini basketball while wearing the Lakers’ No. 6 jersey. The entire movement was being controlled by a fan who wore a similar jersey.

The video instantly attracted a significant amount of attention from NBA fans who had rather mixed opinions. While some found the puppet ‘creepy’, others found it pretty hilarious.

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One of the fans compared the puppet to ‘Slappy the Dummy’ from the ‘Goosebumps’ movie and commented, ‘What in the Goosebumps is going on here?’ Whereas, another user felt that the puppet looked more like ‘Pinocchio’. One of the comments also read, ‘This is kinda fire but kinda creepy too’.?Take a look at a few more of the tweets.

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King James’ Lakers defeat the Mavs

Despite strengthening their roster by acquiring Kyrie Irving from the Brooklyn Nets, the Dallas Mavericks failed to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers. The purple and gold franchise won their third consecutive game having previously defeated the New Orleans Pelicans and the Golden State Warriors. Lakers’ star center Anthony Davis led the team to a 108-111 victory by scoring a game-high 30 points, 15 rebounds, and four assists. Despite injury concerns, LeBron James dropped 26 points, eight rebounds, and three assists in their second game after the All-Star weekend.

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On the other hand, Slovenian superstar Luka Doncic scored 26 points, nine rebounds, and five assists. Mavs point guard Kyrie Irving added 21 points, 11 rebounds, and five assists.