6 ways LeBron James’ team made the 2019 NBA All-Star Game so fun

They even got Kawhi Leonard to dance!

Most fans believed that Team LeBron had more talent than Team Giannis at the 2019 All-Star Game. LeBron James had drafted Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving, James Harden, and more, after all.

But it was Team Giannis that went up by as many as 20 points in the third quarter. Khris Middleton was draining threes, Paul George slammed a 360 dunk, and Dirk Nowitzki was firing from outside. Team LeBron was a mess.

Until it wasn’t.

Once Damian Lillard started heaving logo-distance beauties, Team LeBron came to life. And they became a true unit, screaming in support of each other, even rushing the court at times. They were the lovable villains there to ruin Giannis’ 38-point night.

Here were the best moments from the night for this memorable LeBron team.

1. Damian Lillard breathed new life into Team LeBron

When Lillard activated “Dame Time” and swooshed back-to-back threes from the logo, his team flipped a switch. Who wouldn’t have with shots going in from THIS far in succession.

As Lillard was heaving bombs, his teammates on the bench came running off their seats onto the floor. They couldn’t control their excitement.

Look at both Kevin Durant and Karl-Anthony Towns’ faces!

2. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade connected for an alley-oop one last time

Bring the tissues. Bron and Wade did one final oop before the long-time Heat great is set to retire.

They’ll go down in history for these:

And we nearly got another iconic photo.

3. LeBron got an oop from Kyrie Irving, too

When Irving abruptly forced his way out of Cleveland in 2017, his relationship with James seemed severed. He hadn’t texted LeBron about his trade demands, and it seemed they were strictly work acquaintances.

It wasn’t until January of this year when we learned Irving had made a call to James to essentially recreate their friendship.

Now we have the basketball proof:

4. Kevin Durant and Joel Embiid beefed

There’s usually no fighting at the All-Star Game, but KD and Embiid had other plans. They went one-on-one and trash-talked all night.

Here’s KD teliIng Embiid to “f—- outta here” after draining an and-one.

These two have no off switch, and KD came out on top with the win and the MVP trophy.

5. The bench basically didn’t exist

And later, look at everyone on the bench trying to distract Curry.

You have to love the way these guys supported each other.

6. Team LeBron was so hype that KAWHI LEONARD started dancing

What a fun guy. He even became a meme for it.

Thank you, Team LeBron, for a fun night of camaraderie and dunks.