LeBron reacts to the epic Brony-Reeves alley-oop connection
LeBron James did not play a single minute for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2025-26 season until now. However, as he approaches his season debut while recovering from sciatica, he has had plenty of highlights to enjoy from the rest of the squad.
It obviously included alley that Austin Reaves made for Brony during the Lakers last win over Miami Heat. Not only did James post the actual sequence on his Instagram story, but also shares another post again comparing the dunk to one of his own.
“Like father like son! Brony rises for the oop from Austin,” the post read, according to a clip posted by ClutchPoint on X.
Of course, there were plenty of other offensive moments from the 130-120 win. Luka Doncic recorded a triple-double with 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists and was a versatile attack for the Lakers.
Austin Reaves scored 26 points and dished out 11 assists, finishing the night as the primary playmaker. Jake LaRavia lit the bench on fire with 25 points, eight assists and four steals, including a thunderous left-handed dunk early in the fourth quarter.
Jaxon Hayes enjoyed a perfect shooting night, finishing 7-for-7 and scoring a season-high 15 points while hitting his first 3-pointer as a Laker. The Lakers jumped out to an early 8-0 lead, built an 18-point lead in the first half and led throughout the game.
Broney’s alley oop resulted in his only points on the night. However, he produced multiple steals and had two assists and three steals in just over 18 minutes.
Marcus Smart hit a career milestone when he recorded his 1,000th game. career steal, finished with 11 points, four assists and three rebounds. In addition to James, DeAndre Ayton missed the game with back spasms.
The Lakers now head to Portland on Monday, while the Heat travel to Los Angeles to face the Clippers on the same night.
2025-11-03 16:33:00
