LeBron James missed dunk: NBA Twitter reacts to Lakers star's fumbled fast break in Game 2 vs. Nuggets

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Turns out, LeBron James is human after all.

In the second quarter of the Lakers' Game 2 showdown against the Nuggets, Anthony Davis came up with a block that was heading out of bounds on the baseline. Dennis Schroder saved the ball and found Rui Hachimura, who began to push the pace up the floor.

Hachimura found James running the lane on the opposite side of the court, giving The King a free runway to the rim.

How many times have we seen James on the open floor, accelerating like a jet that's about to take flight?

In the past, James has either thrown down his signature tomahawk or two-handed reverse windmill. You know, the one he did to honor the late great Kobe Bryant shortly after his passing?

It looked like James was gearing up for the same dunk until he had a "Shaqtin'" moment that sent NBA Twitter into a frenzy.

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LeBron James' missed dunk: NBA Twitter reactions

With nothing but open space between James and the rim, he fumbled the ball out of bounds when he went to gather for the two-handed reverse windmill.

He reacted in the only way any hooper would when the ball slips out of their hands — the classic hand wipe down.

Of course, NBA Twitter had a field day with LeBron's moment of mortality.

Kyle Irving

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You read that wrong – not Kyrie Irving. From Boston, graduated from the University of New Hampshire. Sixth season as a content producer for NBA.com's Global editions. Covering the NBA Draft has become his annual "dream come true" moment on the job. Irving has a soft spot for pass-first point guards, with Rajon Rondo and Steve Nash being two of his favorite players of all time.