LeBron James is already in midseason form and everyone in the NBA should be terribly afraid
The stakes were low, but LeBron didn't care. He just recreated his epic block from Game 7 of last year's finals.
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The stakes were as low as they could get, but LeBron James still played like it was Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
In a preseason game against the Wizards on Tuesday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers star busted out an epic chase down block.
Oh yeah, and he did it less than a minute into the game.
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The play looks almost identical to James' historic block of Andre Iguodala in Game 7 of the NBA Finals last season. It's just that that heads-up defense with two minutes left in a tied, do-or-die contest helped the Cavs secure a championship. Tuesday night's iconic block came just after tipoff in a meaningless game.
LeBron won his third NBA Finals MVP award in June, and wants everyone to know that preseason or not, King James is back.
