In 2016 LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers made history not just by winning the first NBA championship in the history of the franchise but also by coming back from being 1-3 down in the Finals.
That was when James felt like he is the greatest player of all time. “That moment I was like ‘I’m the greatest basketball player people will ever see.’ In all facets. I can play the 1 through 5, I can guard 1 through 5,” James told former NBA star Kenny Smith.
“Just literally did something that’s never been done in the history of the sport. I mean teams that go down 3-1 was 0 for like 32 in Finals history. Nobody ever coming out of there and nobody gave us a chance.”
« That moment right there made me the greatest player of all-time, that’s what I felt, » he said.
« I was super, super ecstatic to win one for Cleveland because of the 52-year drought. The first wave of emotion was everyone saw me crying. That was all for 52 years of everything in sports going on in Cleveland. And then after I stopped, I was like, ‘That one right there made you the greatest player of all-time.’ »
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— Ted Budd 🏀🏈 (@TedBuddy8) February 21, 2022
"At that moment I was like I'm the greatest basketball player people have ever seen. … Doing something that's never been done in the history of the sport." 🐐 @KingJames sits down with @TheJetonTNT to discuss what makes a GOAT pic.twitter.com/KcbU4HfPuU
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 21, 2022
What @kingjames considers being the GOAT 🐐
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