LeBron's vicious poster dunk, a display of brutal beauty, did more than score over George.
The violent collision also sent George sprawling, slamming him hard onto the floor.
Thud!
After hanging on the rim, LeBron landed firmly and stood right in front of George, looking down at him from above.
For that fleeting instant, LeBron looked like a king reigning over the world!
A single poster dunk like that could be enough to destroy a player's confidence.
Surely a second-year George couldn't match up with LeBron either?
That was how it seemed.
Curry was a little worried about George, too.
He rushed over immediately and helped Tony Allen pull him up, offering words of reassurance all the while.
George nodded repeatedly, indicating that he was fine.
Curry was still a little worried, because LeBron's poster dunk just now had been downright savage.
It could easily break someone.
Su Yan, however, was fairly calm. He knew George would never be knocked down that easily.
After all, he would go on to become the man who had the most game-winners hit over him.
He was General George, yet he had also been saddled with that label. It was a little strange.
Content creators loved riding that wave of attention.
They kept editing together highlights of game-winners hit over George, but even they wouldn't deny his individual ability.
Clearly.
In those situations, only players with sufficiently strong defensive skills earned the right to be the ones guarding those game-winning shots.
Whether with the Pacers, the Thunder, or the Clippers, at every stage of his career.
George would always be the first choice to guard the opponent's best player in the final moments.
That in itself was a form of recognition.
He had been a little unlucky, with a number of game-winners hit over