Skip Bayless congratulates LeBron James after historic performance

On By Littum

On Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Memphis Grizzlies.

The Lakers won by a score of 128-123 to improve to 7-4 in their first 11 games.

LeBron James was brilliant, finishing with 35 points, 12 rebounds, 14 assists and a steal while shooting 13/22 from the field and 4/7 from three-point range.

Via Score: “At 39, LeBron James is the oldest player in NBA history to record three straight triple-doubles. “

Many people reacted to his great performance and one person who posted was Skip Bayless.

His post had over 3,000 likes and 177,000 views in less than 24 hours.

Bayless wrote: “Congratulations to LeBron James for a 3rd straight triple double at the age of almost 40.”

Bayless has been one of the biggest critics of James throughout his career.

Many fans responded to the former FS1 and ESPN star’s post.

@Mrs_Tee_Carter: “When your haters have no choice but to accept your greatness, you know you’re doing something right! Keep shining and let them watch from the sidelines!”

@BrendanSpiegel_: “It’s going to be crazy when Skip reveals he’s a huge LeBron fan and just said anything to motivate him”

@NauldtheGreat: “Congratulations to Bron. Must be something the producer asked.”

@TGlupondo: “You have decided to become a believer”

James is averaging 24.3 points, 8.1 rebounds and 9.4 assists per game. game while shooting 52.4% from the field and 45.9% from three-point range in his first 11 games of the season.