Maybe it was the fact the Los Angeles Lakers were on the second night of a back-to-back but for a brief moment in Wednesday night’s game against the Utah Jazz, it looked like LeBron James had forgotten exactly where he was.
As the Lakers jumped out to a 34-26 lead in the first quarter, LeBron James appeared to think he was in a summer pick-up game rather than on an NBA floor playing against the Utah Jazz. Luckily for LeBron, however, the referees who were watching him may have forgotten where they were either.
During this possession in the first quarter, James picked up his dribble to take three steps before starting his dribble again. It looked like he was making sure everyone knew what the score was or something.
LeBron’s basketball IQ is regarded as the greatest in the game but even LeBron’s once-in-a-lifetime basketball brain isn’t immune to the effects of travel and fatigue. Nevertheless, despite the brief brain fart, James has his squad in a good position to come out of their treacherous Denver-Utah back-to-back with a 2-0 record.
