I believe that OKREF has it correct.
A player does not need to be stationary to draw a charge. They can be moving in any direction, except one, which is towards the offensive player.
In this case, Lebron starts at the elbow of the RA, as he slides to his left he also moves forward. He ends up in front of the RA by a good foot or two. The step with his left foot before he plants and takes the hit actually has his heel on the line. This indicates that he was moving towards the shooter therefor he does not have legal guarding position.
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