As Lonzo Ball walked off the court after playing 35 minutes of nonstop activity, LeBron James was the first man to embrace the 21-year-old.
The sophomore guard had just dropped his first triple-double of the season — 14 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a win over Charlotte — as he and James became the first teammates in 11 years to record triple-doubles in the same game.
It’s fitting that James and Ball were the players to do it, given how Lonzo grew up modeling his game after LeBron’s.
And James sees the similarities, claiming that both are unselfish passers, strong positional rebounders and capable scorers.