?Greatest Teammate of All-Time?: NBA Fans React After LeBron James? Physical Gesture Towards Lakers Compatriot Scottie Pippen Jr.

Everywhere he goes he makes his teammates better. LeBron James is known to be one of the better teammates in the NBA. LeBron consistently ranks on the highest league totals for assists. He opens up the floor for his team and elevates their performance. He is there to pick up his brothers when they fall down. LeBron James goes to battle for his team every night he suits up in a basketball jersey.

Recently, the Lakers signed NBA legend Scottie Pippen’s son, Scotty Pippen Jr. to a summer league and two-way contract. Pippen has immediately made an impact to the Lakers summer league roster. The Los Angeles Lakers signed guard Scotty Pippen Jr. as an undrafted rookie free agent. He made some big plays in the game against Pheonix. One of the more notable plays was an ‘and-one’ lay-up with ‘King James’ on the sidelines.

Pippen made the tough lay up look easy through traffic. The paint was full of Phoenix players and this eventually made Pippen land awkwardly and tumble. His teammates and LeBron were there to pick him up from the fall. NBA Twitter got a hold of this clip and it started to become a trending topic. The tweet already has multiple retweets and over a thousand likes.

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Teammates from the past have always said great things about LeBron. He showed how much of a team player he is as he helped Pippen get up on his feet. This is a trait LeBron has shown countless times in the past.

LeBron makes buzz on NBA Twitter as he helps a Summer League player

NBA Twitter was full of praises for LeBron for his gesture. Although, some fans took the opportunity to banter with him too. LeBron has a history of being a great teammate. Here are some of the Twitter reactions that fans posted on him lending a hand to the youngster:

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‘King James’ is gearing up to play along with Pippen Jr. in the upcoming season for the Lakers. This certainly would have boosted Pippen’s morale and increased his chemistry with the Miami Heat and Cavaliers?legend.

LeBron James is the greatest teammate of all time

We have heard that LeBron is the greatest player, greatest athlete, and the greatest scorer several times. However, his ability to create chemistry and comradery is unparalleled!

A fan Tweeted saying, “Greatest teammate of all-time.”

There is a lot of truth to this. LeBron’s teammates have attested to his greatness in this facet of the sport. His Miami teammate Ray Allen once said, “Man, he was a great teammate. He was always there.”

LeBron has over 10,000 assists in his career. He is the first player to have 30,000 points and 10,000 assists. He truly plays a team game. When his time comes, he takes over and acts like the superstar he is.

Jr Smith once said.” His biggest attribute is to pull people along with his work ethic”

According to teammate JR, players like Jordan and Kobe were scorers. They did not elevate their teammates. This is what differentiates LeBron from the other great players.

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Let us know in the comments if you think LeBron is the greatest teammate ever!