(Jason Richardson is a Witness)

In my opinion, the only way to truly tell if an athlete is great, is to witness them doing things no one has ever done.

LeBron James does things on a nightly basis that I’ve never seen before. Now I know what the whole “Witness” thing is all about.

While most great NBA players need a season to justify a highlight reel, LeBron only needs one game. He makes plays every night that defy logic, leaving opposing players and fans with questions like,

“How does a 6’8″ guy play the point and dribble between his legs like that?”

“Is that a regulation 10 foot rim?”

“Where the fuck did he come from?”

The answer to that last question might be Mars, but that’s not what I meant. “Where the fuck did he come from?” is what Jason Richardson asked himself while he was laying on the floor after LeBron blocked his reverse-360 dunk attempt. LeBron came from the opposite end of the court and still beat Richardson to the spot.

Please understand, Richardson is a freak athlete himself, but that’s what makes his block so amazing. LeBron ran a 3.9 40-yard dash the length of the court and then jumped high enough into the air to deny a two-time dunk champion from behind.

There isn’t another human being on planet earth who could have made that play.

If he wasn’t before, you bet your ass Jason Richardson is a Witness now.

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