LeBron Raymone James Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association.
Lebron James: Sam cassell dance| Out for season| Retire
Sam cassell dance:
James broke out the celebration after hitting a three-pointer late in the fourth quarter. He scored a season-high 39 points in Indianapolis, including eight of L.A.’s 12 points in the extra session, to help the Lakers erase a 12-point second-half deficit and finish their five-game road trip with a record of 2-3.
The fine for James follows the Raptors guard Fred VanVleet being fined $15,000 for doing a similar version of the dance against the 76ers on November 12. The dance has been dubbed the ‘Sam Cassell dance’ throughout the years.
Out for season:
The Lakers have been in a downward spiral all season long. They are currently 11th in the West and two games behind the 10th-seeded San Antonio Spurs. Their playoff aspirations have practically vanished. Even if they manage to somehow grab the final play-in spot, they have little to no chance of winning the two-road-game tournament.
James has enjoyed a good campaign individually and is leading the league in scoring with 30.3 points per game. If he maintains this pace, he will be the oldest scoring champion in NBA history. Michael Jordan set the previous record at the age of 35 in the 1997-98 season.
Retire:
LeBron James is officially ruled out of this clash due to a sprained left ankle. He was listed as questionable for this game earlier but was downgraded a while ago. This particular ankle injury has been bothering him for weeks.
He has missed four of the Lakers’ last six games and averaged 40.6 minutes per game in the two matches he did play in. In those matches, James averaged 38.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists while shooting 47% from the beyond the arc.
However, James has been missing a lot of games lately and the two superstar big men in the East have been dominating. Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo average 30.2 and 30.1 points per game, respectively, and are in the running to win the scoring title.
