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  • Dwayne 'Swoop' Simpson: Now, Mr. 540

  • LaMarvon '540' Jackson: Yeah.

  • Dwayne: People ask me all the time, "Hey Swoop. I want to learn how to play like Lebron James,

  • alright?" Now, Lebron James, now, he is a physical specimen. One of the greatest athletes

  • in the NBA today, combining not only size, athletic ability, stature with ball handling

  • skills and all that great stuff. Alright? So before you think you can just lace up your

  • kicks and play like Lebron James you're gonna have to work on your game. You're gonna have

  • to work in the gym to become stronger, faster. And just do all the things that Lebron James

  • does on a daily basis.

  • Now, Mr. 540, we're gonna highlight one of the things that Lebron James does very, very

  • well. Alright? He is an extremely great athlete, alright. Being able to handle the ball. Push

  • the ball down the floor. At about 6, 8 he can push the ball down the floor and finish

  • at the rim with authority. So let's show some quick moves at half court attacking a basket.

  • Okay?

  • Alright. Now, Lebron James is very, very deadly on the fast break. His court vision allows

  • him to find his teammates in different areas of the basketball court. And he is able to

  • finish at an immense rate when he's coming down on the basketball court.

  • So Mr. 540's gonna show us very, very quickly how he comes down on fast break, catching

  • his opponents with one move and finishing at the basket with authority.

  • Whoa! Oh! Man. Working together on the basketball court is one of the attributes that Lebron

  • James utilizes every single night when he's playing in NBA. Remember, use your teammates,

  • work hard, become a better basketball player. Work on your skills as well as your athleticism

  • and maybe one day you can learn how to play like Lebron James.

Dwayne 'Swoop' Simpson: Now, Mr. 540

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