South Carolina women's basketball guard Tessa Johnson chose a good time to have a career performance, which resulted in her efforts being recognized by one of basketball's greatest.

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, one of the NBA's best players ever, gave praise to the Gamecocks' freshman for her play in the Gamecocks' national championship game against Iowa on Sunday.

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"Tessa Johnson cooking!" James posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Sunday.

Johnson scored a team- and career-high 19 points in South Carolina's 87-75 national championship win over Iowa on Sunday on 7 of 11 shooting with three 3-pointers.

Johnson led South Carolina's bench scoring charge, which outscored Iowa's bench 37-0 in the game.

Tessa Johnson stats

• National championship: 7 of 11 shooting for 19 points

• Season averages: 6.2 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.1 assists per game

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