NBA Players on LeBron James (Kobe, Curry, Irving, Durant..)

Can LeBron ever say I'm the best basketball player? I think you should say that. I think you should believe that and you should definitely let the world know what your relationship is. Talk to him the day it was announced. I talked to him. him and I just walked up and told him I said welcome to LA and that's it you're part of the family now so if you ever need anything just know what finally man I'm here and it's exciting for him , you know it is. a great player, you know, we understood from the beginning of the year that if we wanted to get out of this we had to go through him, that's the reality, no matter how the regular season was going, what seed were all those things that I know at some point u another one we needed that we were going to have to play against him.

You have personally played against LeBron, not just here in Atlanta, you have played 16 games against him. I don't have to tell you. You know your record is 1 in 15 against him, but you seemed very confident that things could be different this time, yeah, I mean, you know there's no shame and for me to look at that because LeBron is a great player, he's done great stuff and their track record and teams are amazing. If LeBron ever went to Houston, he would stop watching the NBA, it would be bronze's 15th season and he's already hitting 30,000 and, you know, I mean he's showing no signs of slowing down, so I mean, congratulations to him, but we are not saying.

This again when he hits 40, just remember I said when he couldn't, yeah, he'll get somewhere up there. I think he would be number one when it's all said and done. I think Bryan for the last four years. he became LeBron James and then he had nothing to do with winning, he had nothing to do with it, he found himself, people didn't start seeing him the way they see him now until he became that force that that man says : "I'm". Here I feel like for years he avoided saying I'm here and when he started saying like Joe Oh, that's what he became who he is and no one would have said that until he did it himself to Mike because Mike was like uh.

Mike with my hoop and a ring, y'all, I'm here and until he did it, that's where he became the figurehead, I mean, even if LeBron doesn't want another championship for me, he's still Article II, one of the best

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to ever play. this game and then somewhere you can argue that he is the best player to play this game so I won't say he is the best but statistically you can't argue that he is one of the best you know I definitely know that he is playing. that MVP level and I mean, I've seen this guy play a lot of years and you know he never ceases to amaze me, but sometimes he does, you know, and he's playing phenomenal with me, so LeBron joins the Lakers when you saw that , which is the first?

What went through your mind, I mean, I don't know, is that we're in the era where the guy was going to have the power to go to the teams that they want to go to and then this falls right into those categories. He had an incredible career in Cleveland and brought a lot to that city, obviously won the championship in 2016, so when he gets a new opportunity with a new challenge and we get to play four times during the regular season, it's going to be a different dynamic, you know, maybe we mean the playoffs, maybe not, but as an NBA fan watching the league, it just creates that suspense that I think we all appreciate.

What is his perspective on a perhaps losing team having the MVP? I'm sure we LeBron have a vote. I'm sure LeBron wouldn't accept that. I mean he is a winner. You know, I say it like this. I don't think he's a winner. I don't see him as a winner. Boy, that would be cool with that, do you realize how great my bra is? James, oh my God, Stephen, can't you understand this? So you think LeBron should have gotten him MVP. I mean, if we're talking strictly about stats like the ones he checks every year, though, in that sense, does anyone do more for a team than LeBron? him, I'm a competitor, you know he's the best player and you know one day I'm going to tell my kids that, so I personally think that out of the co-op, personally, I think I did a defensive job with LeBron.

I think you know that he. I was too comfortable when I was protecting them this is a team effort man it's not just me everyone played a part in the gardening he's obviously the best player in the game and you need multiple gods and a new team to protect it all. different game, you did a great job with her and like I said personally, I thought I did a job defending LeBron Olympic and going up and stuff like that, you know very few

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. I'm trying to think if there's anyone besides LeBron who's had that. combination of speed, size, athleticism and strength, so I think he's, I mean, look, LeBron is.

I think the best player has to play from a calf, they have the best player in the world and he's been playing like that, so I'm really upset. that Toronto was swept, yeah, I thought it would be better, well, I don't know how to make comparisons of him being viewed similarly to how I and others did a sensor, I mean, you know, I think the goal is always to win. championships, no matter where you go, that's the goal and that's their goal, that's Rob's goal, that's Maja's goal, that's a great goal, Rondo, all the guys, Kuzma lines up or everyone wants to win championships man that's what they're after so you need to win a championship here and a lot of people why do people always say okay well you need it and then there's this crowd of people that like well Don't you need to win a champion?

Well you're asking me if I have to win the championship, this is the reason we play, the reason we are here is to win championships and if you want to come here, if you didn't expect my championship, do you think it can become one of the best Lakers in franchise history? Wait a minute man, I mean, I don't know if he should even try. I think you should know how to win a couple rings here if you can and we'll love him to death if he does that, but you. I know the best Laker of all time is Magic Johnson, you know that without a doubt, so you know that's it, he won't be able to touch it.

I grew up, you know, watching LeBron, you know, Ashkan doesn't follow me on Twitter. camps, so just so you know that in my first year being able to compete against a player like him and you know being a few shots away, you know beating him and his team will lose the championship is something that I will always remember our goal. Not to make everyone say Hey LeBron, is he the greatest player of all time? More powerful tool. Keep going and you'll be at the end of the day. Is incredible. Expelled anyway. The bond is a freedom.

Only the best in the world for everyone. I see you in a bra, you guys seem to work well together. I was almost excited to play against Brian. I tell people this all the time. I had the poster on the wall. I shared my bedroom yelling at the TV when they came back. Now I published. on Instagram now, but you know, I was screaming when they came back from the Lena 3-1 show and we played them in Cleveland and I told my coach, I said, look coach like I'm starstruck right now, that's how I am. on the court you know I'm playing too but I ended up playing you know that pretty well but overall I just played against them and then we played against him the second time in that daze like everything was gone now he's a human like he is human like you know he is a player like me who changed.

I think Brawn James, well, he has achieved the greatest thing. I probably have a saint in sports. I've said it before for an 18 year old to come. in the NBA and he is the only one who has ever been really good at 18 like the best of him Kobe, was he the first to fight for years? Kevin Garnett all those guys Kevin, what did LeBron James do when he was 18, enter the NBA, live up to the He never got in trouble, it's one of the best things I've ever seen in my life . It's phenomenal. What Cleveland and LeBron James represented for this team was definitely a hindrance, especially in recent years, reaching the Eastern Conference finals with six. games, so last year again it took us down, you know, it was our chance, that climbing the mountain took us down, you know, and we had to rebuild, understand, we go back there, how can we get over it?

It's definitely a hurdle, like I said, it's just LeBron's greatness. He can't be overshadowed, I mean at this point we should all really appreciate what he's doing and what he's done, and you know you can't help but be great, you know it when you see it and the level that it's at. something we leave depreciates, it will be remembered for a long time, there won't be a player like this for a long time, so it's hard for me to say you know the Raptors can get over the hump, yes, they have more. Depth, yes, they may be primed for a long playoff run, but when greatness is your way, you have a way to reach another level and while I don't think LeBron has the help, he's good enough, it's like They had two stars, but they all are.

He's afraid of LeBron, I think he shoots much better. I think his jump shot is much better, but other than that, he's a dodge. You know he's going to get to the basket. He'll finish, he'll dunk on a lot of guys and it looked like. like it put a lot of fear into the Raptors, you know, I thought the surge and Valanciunas were really going to dominate inside and out just ape in the corner the Toronto Raptors LeBron James is their kryptonite, it affects them in a deeply negative way, the completely demoralizing. and he rips their heart out of their chest every time he faces them in the postseason that you're playing in.

He's a guy who's been seven straight fighters now he's a guy who's going to be a top three NBA Hall of Famer. In the moment, the players make you want to figure out how to beat him because you want to be able to say look, I knocked him off his throne and you don't knock him off his throne and say he's an ambassador, but you can say look, team that. . Peter, you know the same thing, the same way I looked at Kobe and Tim Duncan, those guys who at that level of leadership have experienced the most, you just try to learn.

I just look at it from afar. I think LeBron has been a good role model when it comes to that, but him just being able to play against someone at the highest level, the highest level, it just brings out the best in both of us, it just makes the game better. LeBron to catch Jordan, the numbers don't lie, he's there, he probably would never catch him. In terms of MVP, he's okay, but in terms of stats, LeBron is right and when you look at the whole thing, he doesn't just score, check his assists, check his rebounds, he probably headed it.

Jordan, you can't tell me in a one-on-one game that LeBron James. Will dominate the game Mike Jenna 101 LeBron James 6 9 260 pounds if the game was a seven I think LeBron will win seven to three Did you just say it in front of a microphone and LeBron James to B Michael Jordan in a one on one game? he moves like a guard, he defends like a guard, a winner serves, yes, when it counts, the winner serves, the winner takes the ball, okay, LeBron is bigger LeBron is more massive, he is stronger than Michael Jordan, faster, but Michael Jordan is the only player besides Hakeem Olajuwon.

I've been on a court and it was like I was the best player on the offensive end and the best player on the defensive end just because you see LeBron James going between the legs and behind the back and throwing left-handed passes against Terry Rozier here saying "no." I don't think he's going to do that against Michael Job. You're saying you don't think LeBron is the best offensive player among the best people when he doesn't play defense, no, no, I think now, in this era, LeBron doesn't want to get tired. because he does a lot on his Cleveland basketball team, it's a difference.

Michael Jordan didn't really have an I-don't-care-if-I-get-tired mentality. I'm going to go and take this guy because I want to prove it. He says I'm the best basketball player, but I think LeBron doesn't have that mentality of wanting to do that every night because he knows that he does a lot on his team and he has to work so hard not to do it. I don't, but when you're just talking about a basketball player, a complete basketball player, LeBron James is a much better basketball player than Michael Jordan, now that's ten years in a row of being able to see greatness and I'll be honest with you and I thought that I felt this from Mark and there was a point where Jeff said this guy was amazed and these shots we've seen for 10 years straight and there are still nights like this where I'm sitting there.

I'm having this visceral reaction, my arms are in the air, I'm leaning back, I'm shaking my head, I'm streaming to my producer Tim Corrigan, I'm thinking you've got to be kidding me, it's special, I feel very lucky. To be completely frank with you, watching this man work, I really step up to a similar scale. I remember the first game we played, he just attacked me every time I came on in the first quarter and I think he had like 12 or whatever, but now I think. That was a personal thing, I don't know, but it was great.

You know, I love making mistakes against those guys. The entire branch is one of the best players in the league, one of the best players to ever play a game. heIt's cool to go against him, but you know, if I don't think, I don't think about that, you know, just yeah, I'm just trying to do whatever it takes. For my team, Boston has a good, solid team, but they don't scare you. in the heart. Well, now LeBron puts fear in your heart. I will say this, this is a guy on our team. You know it when you play against me. you get all the calls exactly you know he on your team you would like Dan you don't really get that many callers so I think he's playing as well as he can't play yeah I think he's had a triple-double almost every the times. last 13 games and he's a virgin triple double right now averaging a damn triple right and you know the team without Isiah, you know Tristan Thompson is out, you know he's carrying the load like an MVP Woods to put up crazy numbers, his best numbers in years and it's honest, he's been the best basketball player in the last while, how long I'm in my division, the MVP covers, you know what I mean, it's very impressive what he's doing right now, he had a big impact For me, I mean growing up to be able to. to see something, you know 15 15 what he gave back to the community continued to the affected communities is incredible.

I played for King James LeBrons aut while he was growing up 1617 under and did a lot of good things that put me in position to receive a scholarship. based on even playing for that type of team that type of notoriety how far you are on the international scene going to high level Nike events Congratulations thirty thousand points I can't believe you're already there, you already made the league at such a young age It seems like you've been here forever you're a fantastic player you're a fantastic person your ceiling is still extremely high which scares everyone else in the league but like I used to say you're always back in a day.

I want to personally thank you again for helping me, my family, helping me be in the position I'm in now because if it wasn't for you and specifically you and your family, I probably wouldn't do it. I'll be sitting here today so my heartfelt congratulations to you, the beautiful family and everyone around you for reaching 30,000 points because it's been a fantastic run that, in my opinion, still has a long way to go without matter what happens in your career from this moment on. period, no matter what happens, I mean, his legacy is pretty much established. I don't want him to damage his legacy by drawing a ring. keep balance. keep balance. that power struggle to keep happening, so he decides not to do it.

I want to play more and leave what LeBron has done for 15 seasons. It's just remarkable because it's that kind of longevity and being able to stay awake for so long and being able to adapt as well because we all know that as we get older we're not going to be as athletic as we used to be, so you have to do it in different ways. Tiger goes back to LeBron and MJ, a lot of arguing about who the goat was, who your opinion is, who it is. Well, first of all, when I was a kid, the goat was a bad thing that changed, you know, it's changed and they're both great in different ways, you know, if you look at MJ, he was a prolific scorer and he played defense like no other. he's always first team, you know the whole defense, but LeBron is different, he's like a hybrid of MJ and magic, which is very different because he picks up the ball a lot.

MJ never did, I mean, he had pip as a forward and a lot. A lot of times and you would think that's kind of like LeBron, but they're very different in how they help both teams, at the end of the day, they both win and they're both guys that we look at and say. you know it's amazing what they are doing and they are just changing the game and the way it is played, we didn't know it could be played that way and they both have done it, not only is he a great player but also the best in the world , one of the best, if not the best, but it has been a great mobile form and a great role model for the players, the young children and everyone who was involved.

It was at that moment that he had a problem that he was talking about. I just told politics and at the end of David, he has done a great job, but he only represents us and basketball has a rural world like basketball. I guess you want to call, you know, I've liked them since I was a kid. being able to be there and talk to her and things like that and I can also get some candy. I have dreamed about this for a long time, so for me I have seen how he in the D form worked. always she was always working after the final cut or two weeks or a day later, he is working on things like that, he, as a young man, wants to be the best with LeBron and how you open it, how you start, he starts, how?

He starts, yeah, well, you know, of course, he greeted me at the door and we sat down and I tell you what, Jimmy, this guy is so smart, what was he wearing? There's some shorts, you know, LeBron's Nike gear, okay, it looks very stylish, I got you, you know very. We relaxed and, you know, started talking about how we both grew up first and how we probably had the same expectations. People expected us to win and be good and we were both guys from the Midwest, him from Ohio, me from Michigan, so we started in that direction. and then we headed over to the Lakers and he broke down the strengths and weaknesses of each player on our team.

He already knew that you know the guys on our team and that impressed you. I was very impressed with that and the fact that he knew that. He could fit into this young core that we had, so we started a dialogue and before we knew it, two hours had already passed, but there were a lot of expectations from the Laker and offensive defense, you know how he likes to play and the great thing is that This is how he wants to play today, the same way the Lakers play with rhythm and he will really take our players to this level, he will surely make them much better.

The intelligence of him is one of, if not the smartest player of all time. plays in the NBA the way he understands the game, sees the game, it's all because of how smart he is, I mean he's kind of the definition of basketball genius, yeah, it's like I've run out of ways to explain his greatness, you know? and just amazing, he makes us all better, obviously you didn't have the same size and strength as him, what did you try to emulate with him? In any case, I think he did a lot of things the right way.

These interviews are always sharp. he handles himself poorly and for a guy who's been in the spotlight for so long, he doesn't have any major flaws, you know, that triggers his character and he does things the wrong way because LeBron's buckle was pretty crazy, huh, he definitely gave me some pub and social media hits, everyone at home is calling me, you know, after the game, he didn't really say anything, I mean, he just said it's a good game, young man, and he just said: "What you're doing, keep it up, I mean, to the extent that current blocks, you didn't really tell me anything, but I mean, I'm sure there were things you wanted to say: how close LeBron is to claiming and the opinion of all of you too, claiming that he is the best of all, now looking at that guy and saying this, I don't know some bullying, well, it's just a matter of his peers knowing that he can choose that title for him, he just can't have his ring because LeBron is in Los Angeles and Los Angeles is hungry for a show to come back and that's a big reason why LeBron without the LeBron not only goes out to win, he goes out to pack a punch.