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Michael Beasley says he dominated LeBron James in 1-on-1 games

Published

June 10, 2025

Jan 27, 2019; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Phoenix Suns forward Josh Jackson (20) defends a shot by Los Angeles Lakers forward Michael Beasley (11) in the second half of the game at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

LeBron James is often considered to be the greatest player of all time. One knock against King James is that he has “no bag” and isn’t a great one-on-one player.

There has been a story going around for many years that Michael Beasley used to beat LeBron in one-on-one games when they were teammates in Miami.

Related: Michael Beasley defeats Lance Stephenson in 1-on-1 for $100K

According to Beasley, who recently appeared on streamer Adin Ross’ live stream, he beat LeBron, and badly.

Ross: “Did you beat LeBron in a 1v1?”

Beasley: “Yeah. I mean, the story is told wrong.”

Ross: “What was the score?”

Beasley: “A lot to a little.”

Ross: “You blew him out?”

Beasley: “Yeah.”

Michael Beasley says he “blew out” LeBron James in their 1v1 basketball game

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Beasley has been dubbed as one of the best one-on-one players the game of basketball has ever seen. He recently backed that up by defeating Lance Stephenson in a one-on-one matchup for $100k.

We’ll never know the absolute truth as there is no video evidence of the matchup. Still, it’s obvious LeBron lost to Beasley and that the latter is proud of his achievement.

About the Author Published Jun 10, 2025

TITAN FREY

Titan Frey is a dedicated father to three wonderful children, whom he takes immense pride in. His passions include reading, writing, basketball, both playing and watching, and playing chess. Titan spent five years working as a journalist for the basketball website fadeawayworld.net, where he served as editor-in-chief for four and a half years. One of his most notable achievements was interviewing Chuck Cooper III, the son of Chuck Cooper, the first African American ever drafted by an NBA team, and writing a biography that has been praised as the most definitive article about Cooper’s legacy. Titan is the author of more than ten novels and the screenwriter of three produced short films. His newest young adult novel, Echoes of the Hardwood: Braxton Foxworthy’s Time‑Travelling Book Report, blends basketball history with heartfelt storytelling and is now available. Order here: https://a.co/d/bo7BYz1