Reggie Jackson's fake sent LeBron James to the floor early in the Denver Nuggets' season opener against the Los Angeles Lakers.
REGGIE JACKSON DROPPED LEBRON pic.twitter.com/hgKrRBmkE7
— DNVR Sports (@DNVR_Sports) October 25, 2023
After the backup guard caught a pass from Jamal Murray in the corner, he lunged with one foot, sending James tumbling to the floor, while he calmly canned a three-pointer.
On replay, it was clear that Jackson's footwork did more than just dupe James with a jab step. He landed his right foot on top of King James' foot, which did most of the work in making him fall. Jackson was closer to literally breaking LeBron's ankles than "breaking his ankles" in the colloquial sense.
Reggie Jackson appears to step on LeBron's foot here, which caused the fall pic.twitter.com/Efho2z476D
— tooforwon (@tooforwon241) October 25, 2023
To add injury to insult, James got his nose bloodied by a Christian Braun elbow on the other end of the floor.
LeBron's nose is bleeding after getting hit in the face pic.twitter.com/UbotKDlFqI
— Dime (@DimeUPROXX) October 25, 2023
It's no surprise that Jackson delivered, as he seems to play his best against the Lakers. He's scored in double figures in seven of his last eight regular-season games against the purple and gold, with a 36-point near-triple-double in March 2022.
Reggie Jackson straight cooked the Lakers tonight
— The Hoodie and The Headband (@TheHandHShow) March 4, 2022
36 points
9 assists
8 rebounds pic.twitter.com/CDons0IaQL
Jackson had eight points in 13 first-half minutes as Denver maintained a double-digit lead.
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