--- title: 2016 Rio Olympics: Usain Bolt Does LeBron James Silencer description: Usain Bolt celebrated capturing another gold medal with a signature LeBron James move and James loved it. canonical: https://time.com/4458984/lebron-james-usain-bolt-silencer/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-19T14:38:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:35:41.025Z og:title: LeBron James Totally Saw Usain Bolt Pull a LeBron James Move og:description: Game recognizes game og:url: https://time.com/4458984/lebron-james-usain-bolt-silencer/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3402cb5613598994/6988a2e5a988ca78a46b9215/gettyimages-591910926.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: ATHLETICS-OLY-2016-RIO og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: LeBron James Totally Saw Usain Bolt Pull a LeBron James Move twitter:description: Game recognizes game twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3402cb5613598994/6988a2e5a988ca78a46b9215/gettyimages-591910926.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # LeBron James Loved That Usain Bolt Celebrated His Gold Just Like LeBron James by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Aug 19, 2016 2:38 PM UTC  Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates after he won the Men's 200m Final during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 18, 2016. Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates after he won the Men's 200m Final during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 18, 2016.Martin Bernetti—AFP/Getty Images by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Aug 19, 2016 2:38 PM UTC After winning the Olympic 200m race Thursday, sprinter [Usain Bolt](http://time.com/4456975/2016-rio-olympics-usain-bolt-de-grasse-smile/) [busted out LeBron James’](http://time.com/4456975/2016-rio-olympics-usain-bolt-de-grasse-smile/) “Silencer” celebration move. Just like the 31-year-old Cavalier, Bolt pushed his hands down and brought his knees up a few times and smacked his chest. James took to Twitter to let everyone know he recognized the move as his own. James has been following Bolt closely and the basketball player even has an affectionate nickname for the reigning 100m and 200m Olympic champion: “[Cheetah](https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/764997493746720770).” > [](https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/766475488437084160) The world’s fastest man didn’t just pull the LeBron move. He also did his signature “To Di World” for the camera. Bolt may have missed the world record, but celebratory moves are in order, as this was his eight gold medal, and he finished with a [19.78-second time](http://time.com/4458621/usain-bolt-200-meters-gold-rio-2016-olympics/). On Sunday, Bolt pulled another Bolt move and became the first man in the history of the Olympics to win the 100m race three times in a row. Watch James and Bolt “twinning” below. 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