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VIDEO: LeBron James casually sinks impossible trick shot

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LeBron James is taking practicing free throws to a new level.

James managed to hit a free throw while facing the opposite way. But instead of lobbing it over his head, James hit the shot with his usual shooting form.

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James made it a personal goal in 2013 to crack 80 percent on his free throws. As a member of the Miami Heat, James would routinely stay late to practice with Ray Allen, who advised him to not dip his knees.

"That’s what we’ve been working on, trying not to get him to dip," said Allen. "That dip is what puts the ball in a weird position. It’s interesting because his mechanics, if you watch them when he misses - I’ve studied him shooting them a lot - that dip puts him in a bad position to where he starts trying to move the ball in different places and he ends up missing in different places."

However, James has never managed to meet his goal of 80 percent in a season. James has attempted a grand total of 9,422 free throws over his career and has connected on 74.6 percent of his tries.

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