James, who just turned 40 last week, threw down a vicious slam early in the first quarter Tuesday night against the Dallas Mavericks. Los Angeles Lakers wing Max Christie whipped a pass to a cutting James who headed to the rim at full force.

There is a saying that "40 is the new 20" and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has certainly justified that saying. In the match against the Dallas Mavericks, LeBron stunned the world with a highlight-reel dunk in the first quarter.

For a few previous plays, LeBron James had tried to get his teammates involved and rack up an assist. The result was clanked shots. So LeBron decided to do it himself — with a dunk of the year candidate.