James' Lakers teammate Rui Hachimura missed a corner 3, and Lakers guard Max Christie grabbed the rebound near the baseline. Christie turned toward midcourt and found James streaking near the 3-point line at the top of the key. He hit James with an in-rhythm pass, and James did the rest.

LeBron James submitted an early dunk of the year candidate in the Los Angeles Lakers’ contest with the Dallas Mavericks. At 40 years old, LeBron shouldn’t be able to still have these moments, but the Lakers star can still channel it from time to time and he brought the house down in Dallas.

LeBron James flies to the rack and throws down a massive poster dunk with his left hand.