LeBron James with his ‘strange celebration’ provoked his opponent after midway through the second half of the match against the Rockets

James was getting so excited about the smσι𝚗ɡ that his cheeks were puffed up.

LeBron James pulls out bizarre smoking celebration after missed layup

Superstar LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers had an unusual celebration that culminated in him passing something to Christian Wood and stomping on it while feigning to smoke it. What made it even stranger was that James had just missed a layup.

Halfway through the second quarter of the Lakers’ Sunday night home game against the Houston Rockets at Crypto.com Arena, a unique celebration took place.

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38-year-old James used some English on a layup that tipped off the rim by the narrowest of margins. He stomped something out, glanced down at his hand, made a motion like he was shooting at it with a finger gun, and then performed the smσι𝚗ɡ.

The four-time NBA champion became so engrossed in the smσƙع𝚗ɡ celebration that he even had puffy cheeks that looked like they were containing smoke.

LeBron James smokes cannabis?

Fans on social media were quick to speculate on whether or not James smokes cannabis because the way he did the celebration suggests he was simulating smσƙι𝚗ɡ a joint.

On Sunday night, James was anything but intoxicated. He was hot, if anything, since Dillon Brooks was protecting him again.

James was limited to just 18 points in their previous meeting between these two teams earlier this month, but he completely dominated this one.