DeAndre Ayton and LeBron James shared the court as teammates for the first time on Tuesday night, but according to Ayton, their connection actually goes back much further than anyone realized.

After the Los Angeles Lakers’ 140-126 win over the Utah Jazz, Ayton revealed a fascinating story during his postgame comments. The big man told reporters that LeBron throwing him an alley-oop wasn’t exactly a new experience.

“I was telling him a fun fact,” Ayton said with a grin. “He threw me an alley-oop and I told him, ‘That’s my second alley-oop from you. The first one was when I was in eighth grade at your camp.”

It’s the kind of surreal, full-circle NBA moment only LeBron’s two-decade-long career can produce, a superstar entering his 23rd season, throwing lobs to a player who once attended hi

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