Back when LeBron James and Dwyane Wade were members of the Miami Heat, the two superstars completed one of the most iconic alley-oops in NBA history.
In Thursday night’s game between the Dallas Mavericks and Detroit Pistons, Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis seemingly attempted to recreate their own version of the legendary Heat play.
https://twitter.com/viral_nba/status/1205359433737363457
It didn’t take long for NBA Twitter to sink their teeth into the play, poking fun at the Mavs stars’ attempt.
https://twitter.com/1nlp2/status/1205525287158636544
— 🦦✨America Is Musty✨🦦 (@DragonflyJonez) December 13, 2019
https://twitter.com/washingtjohn/status/1205357873141813252
— 🎄Black Big Lebowski🎄 (@LaJethroJenkins) December 13, 2019
— Wally "Go" West "Young Man" (@WallyWontDie) December 13, 2019
https://twitter.com/ChrisDHatfield/status/1205524759678726144
https://twitter.com/WorldWideWob/status/1205544961975955458
Lebron & Dwade: How my little brother and I felt when we lowered the hoop in the driveway.
Luka & Kristaps: How we actually looked. pic.twitter.com/U32OMjOP2J— wolf (@whoisdanwolf) December 13, 2019
While it’s unlikely Doncic and Porzingis were actually trying to recreate the James-Wade moment, it’s hard to argue against the similarities.
The two young stars may have been the butt of a joke, but luckily their alley-oop helped lead to a comfortable 122-111 win versus the Pistons. Still, they might want to think twice about pulling a play similar to this one anytime soon.
As always, NBA Twitter remain undefeated.
