LeBron James had a remarkable homecoming Monday night. Returning to Ohio, the superstar posted 38 points, 12 assists, and 11 rebounds in a 131-120 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. He also put his former teammate, Kevin Love, on the wrong end of a poster.
After the sensational display, Magic Johnson commemorated his fellow Lakers legend with a vintage Magic Johnson tweet. It’s beyond astounding that James is capable of such dominance 19 years after getting drafted by Cleveland.
The Kid from Akron pic.twitter.com/bucpkl885O
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) March 22, 2022
LeBron James went home to Cleveland and reminded everyone why he is the King! He recorded a triple double 38-12-11 and led the Lakers to a 131-120 victory!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) March 22, 2022
Despite the Lakers’ turmoil, the 37-year-old is competing for his first scoring title since 2007-2008. Following Monday night’s epic display, James is averaging 30.0 points per game, his same mark from 14 years ago.
Although the 31-41 Lakers are now merely fighting to preserve a spot in the Western Conference play-in tournament, Johnson is right that James still warrants his crown. He’s keeping them afloat with a superb 33.9 points per game this month, topping 35 in each of his last three matchups.
Johnson has developed a reputation for stating the obvious in matter-of-fact Twitter posts, but there are only so many superlatives left to describe James.
These types of displays aren’t rare either, as this is the 105th triple-double of James’ career. That puts him 33 behind Johnson for third on the NBA’s all-time leaderboard.
