Isiah Thomas on former NBA players holding LeBron out of the top 5 players of all time:
“Guys are jealous, they get envious…. They intentionally ignore the obvious. When you intentionally ignore the obvious it has to come back to jealousy, envy, or straight up BS. This man got every basketball record on the books, if he ain’t in your top 5, you’re full of sh*t”
(via @RunItBackFDTV, h/t @NBA__Courtside)
LeBron on entering the NBA without a Hall of Fame teammate, like Magic Johnson had with Kareem:
“I wasn’t privy to that. MJ spent his first couple years without a Hall of Fame teammate. But then, boom, they drafted Pippen, and boom, here comes Phil Jackson.”
LeBron on joining the Heat:
“I wanted more. I wanted to win at the highest level. It’s no different from someone in business going from one place to the next place, because they get a better opportunity to be around better people. In sports, sometimes people get so caught up in ‘He should do this on his own.’ I don’t play tennis and I don’t play golf. The way I grew up is, we’ve got to do this together as a team.”
11 MONTHS AGO
Wemby: "Hey, I play for the Spurs. My name is Vic."
Harper: "I know who you is. My name is Dylan. I just got drafted to the Spurs. I think I'm your teammate now."
Now, they are going to the NBA Finals.
Steph - “I’ve never seen two guys play at that level for 3 straight games in my life”
LeBron & Kyrie combining for 82 PTS pts was legendary stuff. 🐐🐐
LeBron’s Year 23 deserves its flowers, man.
20.9 PPG
7.2 APG
6.1 RPG
Led the Lakers to a massive upset against the Rockets in the first round.
Averaged 23.2 PPG, 6.7 RPG, and 7.3 APG in the playoffs.
He truly can play until he’s 50.
Show him his respect.
"It's been a hell of a ride. ... I give LeBron James a standing ovation. I think we're watching probably the greatest player all-around that the game has ever seen."
—@RealJayWilliams on LeBron's tenure with the Lakers 👏