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Charles Curtis

Was Kyle Kuzma ‘crowning’ LeBron James a direct response to Giannis Antetokounmpo?

It was the best weekend LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers could have possibly asked for.

On Friday, the vet’s play against the Milwaukee Bucks — including some incredible defense against Giannis Antetokounmpo — led to an important win over the NBA’s best team. On Sunday, against a healthy Los Angeles Clippers squad that poses as the biggest threat to the Lakers, he had 28 points, seven rebounds, nine assists and two blocks in a victory.

It was during Sunday’s game that Kyle Kuzma mimed putting a crown on King James’ head, and it kind of seemed like James knew what he was doing while receiving it:

That brings up the question we posed in the headline above. You may recall back in December that the Greek Freak took down the Lakers. It was in that game that he mimed crowning himself:

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