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LeBron James, Luka Doncic recreate iconic basketball photo

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated Mar 30, 2025 6:33 PM ET

A great photo of LeBron James and Luka Doncic has gone viral, and it evoked memories of another famous basketball photo for many fans.

Doncic fed James with a no-look pass behind his back during the second quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 134-127 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday. After seeing James raise up for the dunk, Doncic was able to look away, knowing the result would likely be an easy basket for the Lakers.

LUKA NO-LOOK TO LEBRON ON THE FASTBREAK

KING JAMES FINISHES WITH THE ONE-HANDED JAM

Lakers put up 72 first-half points!! pic.twitter.com/eObxui472J
— NBA (@NBA) March 30, 2025

The result was a great photo:

Iconic. pic.twitter.com/bMJkYYQztz
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) March 30, 2025

The photo immediately brought up comparisons to the great picture of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade combining for a similar basket when they were teammates on the Miami Heat.

Lakers social media team thinks they recreated this

It doesn’t come close smh pic.twitter.com/euiXOjcnK9
— NBAHateWatch (@NBA_Hate_Watch) March 30, 2025

Miami Heat fans are probably very protective of their heroes and dismiss the comparisons of the photos. But any reasonable fan should easily see the similarities.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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