LeBron James dropped a breathtaking no-look 3-pointer to win a $100 in-game bet with a teammate
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Barnaby Lane
Jan 13, 2021, 20:49 IST
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LeBron James dropped a wild no-look three pointer to win a mid-game bet with Dennis Schroder as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets Tuesday.
From the bench, Schroder bet James $100 that he wouldn't make a shot just as he picked the ball up in corner.
James took the bet as he shot before turning to face Schroder as the ball went through the basket.
"A bet isn't official until you look a man in the eye, so I had to look him into the eye," James explained after.
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LeBron James dropped a wild no-look three pointer to win a mid-game bet with his teammate as the Los Angeles Lakers recorded a convincing 117-100 win over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday.
The Lakers were leading the Rockets by 21 points in the second quarter when James caught a pass in the corner, just in front of the Lakers bench, and shaped to shoot.
Teammate Dennis Schroder quickly wagered that he wouldn't make the shot.
Just as James took the shot, he turned to face Schroder, with the ball going through the basket while he was still facing the bench.
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Announcers on the game loved the play, calling: "He turned the other way! He turned the other way and looked at the bench as he let it fly. They can't believe it. They love it!"
"Steph [has] definitely probably done it the most in our league," said James. "And when you shoot the ball as beautiful and effortlessly and precisely as Steph does, he has the ultimate, ultra-green light to do that, cause 10 times out of nine, it's going in for Steph."
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