LeBron James just clinched his 10th NBA Finals appearance and his first with the Los Angeles Lakers.
James has a chance to make NBA history once again. The Lakers star can become the first player to win Finals MVP with three different franchises. Many of his critics have discredited him for switching teams and forming superteams, but James doesn't care because “it is his own journey.”
Via Sam Amick of The Athletic:
“I’ve never said, OK, I want to cast myself as a superstar or whatever the case may be,” James said on Saturday. “I just want to travel my own journey, because it is my journey. I’ve appreciated everything that’s happened along the way. I mean, throughout — the ups, the downs, the ups on the court, the downs on the court, the wins and losses.
Furthermore, at the end of his career, James just wants to inspire people to want to play the game the right way. The Lakers star even channeled his inner Frank Sinatra by saying “I did it my way” while describing his career:
“But I’ve been able to, I guess as Frank Sinatra would say, I did it my way. At the end of the day and at the end of my career, I just hope that I inspire enough people to want to play the game the right way, and have that respect from all the opponents that I played against, all the teams that I played against and the organizations that I play for. Because at the end of the day, I mean, that’s all you have, is your respect.”
The Lakers will now go on to play the Miami Heat or the Boston Celtics in the Finals. The Heat currently have a 3-2 lead over the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals.
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