LeBron James is without a doubt one of the influential figures in all of sport right now — maybe even ever. As such, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar has never been short of critics. This is in spite of all that he has accomplished in his illustrious career.
In a recent appearance on the Road Trippin' program, James took the opportunity to send a bit of a shout out to his naysayers and haters:
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LeBron is not usually one to call out his critics, but he absolutely took this opportunity to share his real thoughts on all the noise that has surrounded him from Day 1:
“Just from people that really.. that the basketball world because there’s people on TV and there’s writers that write that people in the basketball world really listen to and they really believe,” James said in his statement (h/t TalkBasket.net) I’m not going to give any of those names on this show because they don’t deserve it. That continue to discredit or continue to not to understand what the drive that I put into it.
“They talk about these players ‘He doesn’t have that same drive as him’ or ‘He doesn’t have have that same mentality as those if he did…’ and they see what I continue to accomplish. So it was a reassurance to myself. But it was also like to the naysayers and to the haters which will always be there even after I’m done playing.”
We see no lies here. LeBron just led the Lakers to their first title after a decade-long drought, marking the fourth championship of his career. Despite this, he still continues to be hounded by criticism.
At this point, LeBron James already fully appreciates how this is just something that goes hand-in-hand with greatness. Nonetheless, he still needs to unload every now and again.
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