LeBron James dunks over former teammate Kevin Love: ‘I hate it had to be him’

LeBron James emphatically dunked over his former teammate Kevin Love throughout a matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday.

Throughout his return to Cleveland, James scored practically 40 factors and had a number of memorable moments, as he led the Lakers to a 131-120 win over his former crew. One such second occurred late within the second quarter when James caught a cross from guard Austin Reaves and made a break for the basket. 

Hovering by means of the air, James dunked over Love – his former teammate — to the delight of the Cleveland crowd. 

After halftime ended, Love was seen approaching James on the court docket, earlier than playfully placing his former teammate of 4 years in a headlock.

James, who’s making an attempt to information the Lakers again to the postseason, completed the sport with 38 factors, 12 assists, and 11 rebounds.

James talked concerning the dunk after the sport, saying,”I hate it needed to be him.”

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“I used to be diving down the center and as soon as I received the bounce cross and put my left leg down into the bottom and that is once I appeared up,” James advised reporters. “To be utterly trustworthy I hate it needed to be him.”

“He is my man, that is my brother, and hope I am nonetheless invited to the marriage,” James stated of Love. “I want I might take these two factors again, and we would nonetheless win the sport by 9.”

James and Love gained an NBA championship collectively by defeating the Golden State Warriors within the 2016 NBA Finals. The Cavs gained in seven video games after getting back from a 3–1 sequence deficit to earn the crew’s first NBA championship in franchise historical past. 

Kevin Love #0 of the Cleveland Cavaliers excessive fives Brandon Goodwin #00 of the Cleveland Cavaliers through the recreation in opposition to the Los Angeles Lakers on March 21, 2022, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio.
(Photograph by David Liam Kyle/NBAE through Getty Photographs)

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On Saturday, James moved into second place on the NBA’s all-time regular-season scoring record, passing Utah Jazz legend Karl Malone. His subsequent step is surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who completed his NBA profession with 38,387 factors between the Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks.

LeBron James #6 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates through the fourth quarter in opposition to the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on March 21, 2022, in Cleveland, Ohio.
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The Lakers (31-41) are at the moment in ninth place within the Western Convention.