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We're still trying to wrap our heads around how high LeBron James jumped for this dunk

Give that lad a hurley.
9.55pm, 4 Jun 2013
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LEBRON JAMES NEARLY hit his head on the rim on an alley-oop in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals last night.

It was the type of casual display of superhuman athleticism that makes LeBron an exceptional figure in the history of the league.

He has a rumoured vertical leap of 40 inches or so (the average NBA player can jump 28 inches). LeBron is 6’8″ to begin with. So if you combine that with a vertical leap more than 40″, he should be able to kiss the rim, in theory.

That’s what he did here. Look at the space underneath him:

lebron james jumps high dunk

He's eye-to-eye with the rim:

lebron james game 7 dunk

The GIF:

lebron james alley oop head rim

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    Louis Jacob
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    May 5th 2023, 9:35 PM

    Now, there’s a player who’s really kicked on this year. A year ago I was thinking he wouldn’t cut it.

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    May 5th 2023, 9:41 PM

    @Louis Jacob: You weren’t the only one. Very glad to be proven wrong.

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    May 6th 2023, 10:30 AM

    Never say die attitude great player. Never gives up

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