Photographer captures stunning photo of LeBron James during one of the best dunks of his career

LeBron James has been on an absolute tear throughout March.

Although the Cavaliers have struggled through the month, James has been playing some of the best basketball of his career, putting up monstrous numbers and generating highlights night after night even in his 15th year in the league.

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In the first quarter, just five minutes into the game, James had the ball close to midcourt when he saw an opportunity. Dashing towards the basket, he raced past three Portland defenders, then elected to leap over the last two, with Jusuf Nurkić being the ultimate victim of his posterization.

The play happened in an instant, but thankfully, AP photographer

"I knew it was going to be a good one that's going to be shown for a long time," James said. "I was more excited to look over and see my teammates, how excited they were. So that one will last forever in my highlights from my career, even when I'm done."

James' teammates took a slightly stronger tone while commenting on the dunk.

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