LeBron James threw down one of the best dunks of his career and even the opposing fans gasped

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• LeBron James threw down a vicious dunk on the Portland Trail Blazers’ center Jusuf Nurkić, sending shockwaves through the Portland arena.
• It’s just the latest in a series of mind-blowing highlights that James has rattled off in just the past two weeks.
• Despite 15 years in the NBA, James is still showing basketball fans things we’ve never seen before with shocking regularity.

LeBron James is 33 years old, but ask him, and he’d tell you he’s playing the best basketball of his historic career — and judging by the past two weeks, he’s right.

James’ latest addition to his unmatched highlight reel came on Thursday night against the Portland Trail Blazers. In the first quarter, just five minutes into the game, James had the ball close to midcourt when he saw an opportunity.

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