LeBron James was battling an ankle injury entering the playoffs, but you would never have known that if you watched the first half of Sunday’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns.
LeBron looked as explosive as ever early in Game 4. The highlight of the first half came when he threw down a monster alley-oop that Alex Caruso threw off the glass. Check it out:
James also had an awesome drive during which he spun around Cameron Johnson and finished with his right hand.
LeBron’s ankle injury caused him to miss more time during the regular season than any other injury in his career. He made it clear recently that he was bitter over the way it happened, but it obviously it is not limiting his explosiveness.
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