LeBron James' Viral Post On X During Lakers-Jazz Game
On Wednesday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers faced off against the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City.
The Lakers were playing without their best player, as LeBron James was ruled out due to an ankle injury.
Despite being without James, the Lakers were able to come away with an impressive 138-122 victory.
Anthony Davis led the way with 37 points and D'Angelo Russell dished out a career-high 17 assists.
In addition, Rui Hachimura had his best game of the season, putting up a career-high 36 points while shooting 13/19 from the field and 6/8 from the three-point range in 36 minutes of playing time.
During the game, James sent out a post about Hachimura that had over 23,000 likes in less than one hour.
James wrote: "Lil bro going CRAZY tonight!!!!! YEEEAAAHHHH RUUUUUU🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️"
With the victory, the Lakers improved to 30-26 in 56 games, which has them as the ninth seed in the Western Conference.
They are in the middle of a three-game winning streak and are now 11-17 in the 28 games they have played on the road.
Following the Jazz, the Lakers will play their next game on February 22 when they visit Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
Davis and Hachimura also made team history during the game.
Via The Los Angeles Lakers: "Anthony Davis and Rui Hachimura become the first pair of Lakers teammates since Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal (2003) to both score 35+ points in the same game."
