I believe he’s one of the great basketball minds that we’ve ever had in this game, and I wish I could be around him every day to kind of just pick his brain and see what he does, what he thinks. My decision to leave Cleveland to go to Miami and then go back is different from Kevin Durant leaving OKC [home of the Oklahoma City Thunder] and going to the Warriors. Our league is very competitive.
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James – who has already said he could conceivably play for Team USA again – is now third on the list with 273 points and San Antonio Spurs legend David Robinson is fourth with 270 points. It’s different from Michael (Jordan) retiring, coming back, retiring, coming back, and then going to the (Washington) Wizards. It’s different from Shaq (Shaquille O’Neal) leaving Orlando and going to the (Los Angeles) Lakers. So I think every decision is different, and how much you have invested in that player, I guess, or how much you feel for that player is how you’re going to react. So everyone is different.
He has said he would like to own a team someday.
James, who led Cleveland to an NBA Finals triumph over Golden State, elected to take a pass on Rio while his Cavaliers teammates Kyrie Irving and Matthew Dellavedova, who has signed for Milwaukee this summer, put their hands up to play. What was the second most popular time in National Basketball Association history? It was one of the biggest free agent moves in league history. The NBA never thrived on parity, the NBA thrives on great stars and superteams, and that’s what it has now.
LeBron’s perspective shouldn’t be a surprise, either.
Although the majority of the top players are American, the NBA’s financial clout and glamour also makes it an irresistible lure for the majority of the best performers from overseas, who generally follow their dreams by heading Stateside and staying there for as long as possible.
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For many, Durant made the wrong call. Though, things got more interesting toward the end of the podcast during the rapid-fire questions. To them, this is a business.
