WATCH: “Trying to implant hair on Bron” – LeBron James gets SMACKED in the head by OKC player leaving fans in splits

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers went up against the Western Conference leading Oklahoma City Thunder tonight.

WATCH: “Trying to implant hair on Bron” – LeBron James gets SMACKED in the head by OKC player leaving fans in splits

LeBron James gets smacked in the head by the Oklahoma City Thunder's Luguentz Dort (Image via Yahoo screengrab/X)

LeBron James is one of the greatest to ever play the game of basketball. However, he has not come this far without undergoing the pains of a tough game of basketball. Tonight, against the Oklahoma City Thunder, James had to go through a similar pain. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar was smacked on his head during a play that left fans in splits.

LeBron James entered tonight’s game against the Western Conference powerhouse Thunder as the first player to score 40000 points. The last game during his momentous occasion was a letdown. Tonight, James and the Lakers came with renewed vigor to win against the young Thunder. James was aggressive to the basket all night. So the Thunder’s Luguentz Dort had to get physical with James to try and slow him down. Luguentz Dort smacked James in the head while James was moving around, the paint drawing a foul.

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Dort had to do something as James and the Lakers ran amock in their home court. They used their physicality and experience to slow down the young Thunder team. After losing to one of the best teams in the Western Conference, the Lakers could not have a repeat incident with another. The Lakers’ defense meant no Thunder player scored above 20 points.

James and his high IQ led the Lakers with 8 assists while also contributing 19 points and 11 rebounds. Their physicality and defense helped them win the game 116-104 against the Oklahoma City Thunder, who could have cemented their Western Conference lead.

Fans having fun at LeBron James’ expense

When the clip of the foul was telecast, LeBron James was seen holding his head as though the smack was too hard. Basketball fans could not help themselves but seize the opportunity to poke some fun at the 39-year-old’s expense. After all, seldom do fans get to see such incidents on the basketball court. Sometimes, opponents do hit LeBron James on the head, but this time, it was a literal smack.

Therefore, as soon as the clippings started to spread on the internet, fans did not hesitate to put in their two cents. Check out some of their reactions and comments on social media below;

LeBron James sure can entertain fans in any way. However, the smack on the head was too much to take for basketball fans. Any other player would not entail such a response from fans. After all, it’s the Los Angeles Lakers superstar we are talking about.

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