{"id":78911,"date":"2014-04-27T10:53:38","date_gmt":"2014-04-27T10:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilcomprd.wpengine.com\/?p=78911"},"modified":"2023-12-26T09:39:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T17:39:49","slug":"lebron-stares-down-michael-jordan-before-a-dunk-in-gm3-lebron-says-naw-dont-start-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/lebron-stares-down-michael-jordan-before-a-dunk-in-gm3-lebron-says-naw-dont-start-that\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron stares down Michael Jordan before a dunk in GM3? LeBron says \"Naw, don't start that\""},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e0VWweXVBxg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>With a comfortable 66-49 lead in the 3rd quarter vs the Bobcats, LeBron James poked the ball away from Josh McRoberts and threw down one of his trademark tomahawk dunks. But what makes this wide open slam so interesting is the speculation that his stare down before the dunk was at Michael Jordan.<\/p>\n<p>\"Naw, don't start that,\" he said. \"Absolutely not, man. Absolutely not. I was able to read McRoberts, get a steal and push the lead back up. 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