The Drew League is pretty high level basketball. It’s arguably the best summer pro-am in the nation, a court stacked with college players and international pros or just guys who can flat out play the game. It’s not a bunch of cupcakes.
LeBron James stepped on the Drew League court for the first time since 2011, dropped 42 points with 16 boards, and was toying with people. At age 37.
LeBron SHUT IT DOWN in the @DrewLeague today dropping 42 points and snatching the W!
— NBA (@NBA) July 16, 2022
👑 @KingJames: 42 PTS, 16 REB, 4 STL pic.twitter.com/ItazG82UVv
Legendary.
LeBron’s showing at the Drew dominated social media for the day, especially everything NBA — the NBA app crashed with so many people were trying to stream the game — because this was about the pure love of hoop. No contract drama, no trades, no back-and-forth in the media, nothing but showing up at the court in front of fans — including Quavo and Draymond Green — and dominating.
POSTER TIME 👑
— NBA (@NBA) July 16, 2022
Watch LeBron in the @DrewLeague Live Now: https://t.co/1wUvrXPTKg pic.twitter.com/FP580iWVoK
It says more about LeBron — his game, his conditioning, his everything — than it does the guys going against him. LeBron is maybe the greatest to ever lace them up and he can roll out on a July Saturday and drop 42 like it’s nothing.
LeBron wasn’t the only NBA player on the Drew League court Saturday (and no, Kyrie Irving didn’t show). Compton’s own DeMar DeRozan showed out and put up 30.
DeMar DeRozan was IN HIS BAG in the @DrewLeague today, dropping buckets and getting the W!
— NBA (@NBA) July 16, 2022
🔥 @DeMar_DeRozan: 30 PTS, 14 REB 🔥 pic.twitter.com/e9HXS1izrb
LeBron and DeRozan even connected on one.
DeMar to LeBron for the THROWDOWN ‼
— NBA (@NBA) July 16, 2022
Watch Now on the NBA App: https://t.co/1wUvrXPTKg pic.twitter.com/GfbjaRFOnJ
For hoop fans in L.A., today was a good day.
