Anybody who thinks the 31-year-old LeBron James has lost a step probably needs to re-evaluate that assessment. If his otherworldly Finals performance against the Warriors last spring wasn’t enough to convince you that The King is still very much in the prime of his career, then maybe this will.
In the Cavs’ prime-time showdown against the Knicks on Wednesday night, ‘Bron took the pass from Kyrie Irving at the top of the key, and then proceeded to take off from just inside the dotted line for the powerful one-handed jam. For a split-second, Justin Holiday thought about trying to contest it but quickly made the right decision and just immediately got out of the way.
