Does LeBron have a Career signature Offensive Highlight play?

HypeMode · Post #1 » by **HypeMode** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:14 pm

It's crazy to think that LeBron will end his career with over 50,000+ Points and 15,000+ Assists yet somehow he won't end up with a defining Offensive play that we will remember him for. His career highlight is a Block in Game 7. No other All-time great has a defensive play as their defining moment.

AI had his step over of Ty Lue
MJ had the shot in Utah over Bryon Russell
Magic Johnson had the baby hook
Shaq and Kobe had the alley oop vs Portland
Hakeem had the dream shake vs David Robinson
Curry had the buzzer beater vs OKC

LeBron will end up being the most prolific Offensive player in history but still end up without an offensive highlight that will be played for eternity.

KyRo23 · Post #2 » by **KyRo23** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:16 pm

You might be right. I'm trying to think because he has a bunch of playoff game winners, but the only one that sticks out a lot is the Orlando buzzer beater.

MarcusBrody · Post #3 » by **MarcusBrody** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:17 pm

If we're going iconic on the level of some of those (the AI step over), you have a few options.

One:

I am eternally grumpy that he didn't finish the dunk attempt over Draymond where he got fouled. That would have been it.

The High Cyde · Post #4 » by **The High Cyde** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:19 pm

That dunk on Garnett maybe

Dunk on Jason Terry

His entire 2018 PS run lol that whole run was bonkers

Ambrose · Post #5 » by **Ambrose** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:19 pm

He has memorable plays but yeah I don't see a career defining one.

GW against Orlando
GW against Toronto
GW and insane stretch vs. Detroit
His angry face against Boston
Dunk over KG
Dunk over Damon Jones

NyKnicks1714 · Post #6 » by **NyKnicks1714** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:25 pm

It's odd because there are many on the level of the ones you listed, but yeah none stand out as the top one. I think the jumper to seal it vs. San Antonio might be it, but it's one that doesn't even get mentioned a lot when talking about LeBron plays. If he put down that dunk on Draymond that would be #1 by a good measure.

That said though, the block is obviously his signature play.

NyKnicks1714 · Post #7 » by **NyKnicks1714** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:27 pm

MarcusBrody wrote:
One:

I don't think this is up there at all, it's only the picture that's iconic. The actual play is pretty mundane:

Watch on YouTube

Post #8 » by **Inigo Montoya** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:27 pm

Yes--committing an offensive foul and then complaining to the refs.

JujitsuFlip · Post #9 » by **JujitsuFlip** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:28 pm

Guess it just speaks to how great he is that he can't be defined by a single play, lol

SweetTouch · Post #10 » by **SweetTouch** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:32 pm

Hard to choose but I’ll just go back to his games where he had the best game 5 postseason game of all time, then I’ll check the best game 6 postseason game of all time, and then if I don’t find any there I’ll look at the best game 7 playoff game of all time

turnaroundJ · Post #11 » by **turnaroundJ** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:32 pm

His signature moment is “the block” for sure, but that’s not “offense”. The chase down block is honestly his signature move.

MarcusBrody · Post #12 » by **MarcusBrody** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:33 pm

NyKnicks1714 wrote:
MarcusBrody wrote:
One:

I don't think this is up there at all, it's only the picture that's iconic. The actual play is pretty mundane:

Watch on YouTube

For AI's stepover of Lue, Lue only falls down after stepping on Iverson's foot long after the shot. It was a good but fairly normal stepback. AI didn't put Lue on his butt with the crossover, Lue just tripped, but the image that came out of it made it Iverson's signature moment (though it did help that it came in a big game).

Shock Defeat · Post #13 » by **Shock Defeat** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:36 pm

Nope, but the block over Iggy was more iconic than most of the things on the op's list.

Statlanta · Post #14 » by **Statlanta** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:38 pm

Notice no offensive highlights vs. West teams

Only defensive ones like the Splitter block or the Iguodala block

NyKnicks1714 · Post #15 » by **NyKnicks1714** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:39 pm

turnaroundJ wrote:His signature moment is “the block” for sure, but that’s not “offense”. The chase down block is honestly his signature move.

I wish there were statistics on chasedown blocks. Obviously LeBron wasn't the first to do it, but it's crazy how he perfected that play in a way that others never had, and haven't since he became known for it.

Bornstellar · Post #16 » by **Bornstellar** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:40 pm

His dunk on Lucas immediately comes to mind

SeattleJazzFan · Post #17 » by **SeattleJazzFan** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:41 pm

he has too many. the shot vs orlando would be my choice with a gun to my head. but the game winning three over thad young vs indiana and the running bank shot vs toronto were pretty great too.

KembaWalker · Post #18 » by **KembaWalker** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:43 pm

the Kobe hockey assist to Ray via Bosh

SeattleJazzFan · Post #19 » by **SeattleJazzFan** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:44 pm

Statlanta wrote:Notice no offensive highlights vs. West teams

Only defensive ones like the Splitter block or the Iguodala block

lol. i can't decide if you're that ignorant or just a troll. i'll give you the benefit of the doubt and dismiss it as a troll.

MarcusBrody · Post #20 » by **MarcusBrody** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:59 pm

Speaking of missed opportunities for iconic LeBron highlights: I have always wished that there was better video available of the time he got a steal, then dunked it taking off with his heel maybe an inch inside the free thrown line and still dunks it ridiculously easily so it looks like he could have done another foot plus. Particularly impressive as it was mid fourth quarter.

if the video was a bit better, I think it would have become more iconic of his early career athleticism.