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Malachi Wideman’s huge dunk enough to impress LeBron James and Dwyane Wade

Cleveland Cavaliers v Washington Wizards

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 08: Dwyane Wade #9 and LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers share a laugh during a stop in play against the Washington Wizards in the first half during a preseason game at Capital One Arena on October 8, 2017 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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It’s pretty easy to assume that a fairly high percentage of the high school basketball players who have spent the last month crisscrossing the country for the July evaluation period of dreams of playing professional basketball. Of being drafted and playing alongside or against greats like LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.

Of course, that dream won’t be a reality for the vast majority of those players, but given that both James and Wade are both dads with children playing grassroots hoops, there is now the opportunity to play in front of them, at least.

Malachi Wideman made the most of that chance last week.

The Class of 2020 guard unleashed a huge dunk with James and Wade in attendance with both jumping out of their seats in reaction.

Wideman is a top-100 recruit in his class, and plays on the same team as Wade’s son.

Getting that kind of reaction from a pair of future Hall of Famers makes for a pretty good day of hoops. Or week, month, year or lifetime, for that matter.