Watch LeBron James’ amazing block of Tiago Splitter’s dunk attempt
Here’s a tip: Don’t try to dunk on LeBron James. That’s a lesson that San Antonio’s Tiago Splitter learned the hard way during Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday.
You can see the dunk above. James talked about it after the game.
“Just wanted to, I guess, make an impact some way,†James said. “Offensively, it was a struggle for me; couldn’t make a shot, missed layups. Some things I’m accustomed to making. So I just wanted to make some plays and try to help our team.
“Basically I told myself, you’ll end up on “SportsCenter†where you’re going to get dunked on or you’re going to get a block. Luckily I was on the good side of the Top Ten and the Not So Top Ten.â€
Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra was also impressed: “What you like from a competitive standpoint is a lot of players wouldn’t go for that. The risk/reward, and they weigh that right away and the possibility of getting dunked on and being on a highlight film. He’s been on that highlight film both ways. It takes great courage to go up and make one of those plays.â€
Splitter was busy searching for his pride and was unavailable for comment.
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