LeBron James changed shooting motion and now he 's on fire
James LeBron James
LeBron James  was experiencing pain and inflammation in  his  elbow over the summer so  he  changed  his  shooting motion to minimize the discomfort.
Through four games this season   James  is posting career-high shooting percentages across the board.
 James ' numbers may fall off as the season goes on  but it could be a positive new development in  his  game in  his  15h season.
In  his  15th season in the NBA   LeBron James  is shooting the ball differently and better than ever.
Through four games   James  is averaging 27 points per game while shooting 64% from the field  44% from three  and 88% from the free-throw line. All three percentages would be career-highs over the course of a season.
According to ESPN's Dave McMenamin  the change is not random  â James  changed  his  shooting motion during the summer to deal with an injury  and it appears to be helping  him .
 James  told McMenamin that shortly after the Cleveland Cavaliers' season ended   he  began experiencing discomfort in  his  elbow as it swelled to the size of a tennis ball.  James  was concerned enough to get an MRI on it  but it came back negative  with no structural damage.
Rather than halt  his  offseason work   James  began shooting with a higher release to minimize discomfort.
"It was just me "  James  told McMenamin. "I'm at a point now in my career where I know if I need to make an adjustment here or there."
 James  said the elbow inflammation went away on its own but  he  stuck with the new motion.
"I shoot it higher  " James  said. "When the swelling went down I just continued to do the same motion  the same motion. My free throws  my 3s  my pullups  all that."
The difference is not very noticeable. Here's a three-pointer  James  made in November of the 2016-17 season:
And a three-pointer  James  made on Tuesday against the Chicago Bulls:
Four games is a small sample size. Over the course of his career   James  has never shot better than 56.7% from the field  40.6% from three  and 78% from the free throw line.
According to McMenamin  Korver issued the 50-40-90 challenge to James â meaning a player shoots over 50% from the field  40% from three  and 90% from the free throw line for a season â and  James  balked slightly.
"I definitely got the 50 "  James  said. "The 50 ain't s---. I can shoot 50 in my sleep. I'm almost damn near 60. I can shoot 60 ... I can go 50-40-85. Maybe. We'll see."
LeBron James  was experiencing pain and inflammation in  his  elbow over the summer so  he  changed  his  shooting motion to minimize the discomfort.
Through four games this season   James  is posting career-high shooting percentages across the board.
 James ' numbers may fall off as the season goes on  but it could be a positive new development in  his  game in  his  15h season.
In  his  15th season in the NBA   LeBron James  is shooting the ball differently and better than ever.
Through four games   James  is averaging 27 points per game while shooting 64% from the field  44% from three  and 88% from the free-throw line. All three percentages would be career-highs over the course of a season.
According to ESPN's Dave McMenamin  the change is not random  â James  changed  his  shooting motion during the summer to deal with an injury  and it appears to be helping  him .
 James  told McMenamin that shortly after the Cleveland Cavaliers' season ended   he  began experiencing discomfort in  his  elbow as it swelled to the size of a tennis ball.  James  was concerned enough to get an MRI on it  but it came back negative  with no structural damage.
Rather than halt  his  offseason work   James  began shooting with a higher release to minimize discomfort.
"It was just me "  James  told McMenamin. "I'm at a point now in my career where I know if I need to make an adjustment here or there."
 James  said the elbow inflammation went away on its own but  he  stuck with the new motion.
"I shoot it higher  " James  said. "When the swelling went down I just continued to do the same motion  the same motion. My free throws  my 3s  my pullups  all that."
The difference is not very noticeable. Here's a three-pointer  James  made in November of the 2016-17 season:
And a three-pointer  James  made on Tuesday against the Chicago Bulls:
Four games is a small sample size. Over the course of his career   James  has never shot better than 56.7% from the field  40.6% from three  and 78% from the free throw line.
According to McMenamin  Korver issued the 50-40-90 challenge to James â meaning a player shoots over 50% from the field  40% from three  and 90% from the free throw line for a season â and  James  balked slightly.
"I definitely got the 50 "  James  said. "The 50 ain't s---. I can shoot 50 in my sleep. I'm almost damn near 60. I can shoot 60 ... I can go 50-40-85. Maybe. We'll see."