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On Sunday afternoon, LeBron James tied a career high by turning a blowout into a dramatic triumph over the Dallas Mavericks.
On Sunday, James and the Los Angeles Lakers recovered from a 27-point deficit to defeat the Dallas Mavericks 111-108 at the American Airlines Center, matching the biggest comeback win in James' career. It was also the greatest comeback win in the NBA this season, and the largest comeback win for the Lakers since 2002, when they recovered from 30 points down to defeat the Mavericks. Until Sunday, NBA teams were 138-0 when leading by 27 points or more.
After restricting the Lakers to only 16 points in the first quarter, the Mavericks built a staggering 48-21 lead towards the midway point of the second quarter. At that moment, the Lakers had missed their first 15 shots from behind the arc and appeared to be out of it. Yet, the Lakers gradually chipped away and shut off Mavericks players Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving in the second half. Doncic scored 14 of his 26 points in the opening quarter, while Irving scored only four of his 21 points in the fourth.
Anthony Davis led the Lakers with 30 points and 15 rebounds, and in the waning minutes, he slammed down a tremendous put-back dunk that powered the Lakers to the three-point victory.
LeBron James limps out of arena with foot injury
The Lakers got the win, but it may have come at a price. James injured his right foot in the third quarter quarter, and was seen holding his ankle on the court and saying, "I heard a pop." He insisted after that he never thought about sitting the rest of the way. He didn't get into too much detail after, other than saying he "has been better." James was spotted limping out of the arena, too.
“He’s good,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said, via the OC Register’s Kyle Goon. “Our medical people are looking at him right now, and we’ll get a reevaluation in the morning.”
The Lakers have two games left in their three-game road trip. They'll take on the Memphis Grizzlies next on Tuesday before wrapping up with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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