Game recognize game. This is exactly what Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James proved when he praised Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers over the latter's game-winning heroics against the Chicago Bears during the NFL's opening weekend.
After overcoming a knee injury in the second quarter, Rodgers came back to lead his team to one of the most epic comebacks in the history of the sport. The Packers were down by 17 points entering the fourth and final frame, and Rodgers simply took over. The Packers' 24-23 victory over the Chicago Bears was the biggest fourth-quarter comeback in the history of the franchise, and it was due in large part to Rodgers' heroics on a gimpy leg.
James was one of the millions who witnessed history unfold, and he could not help but sing the praises of his fellow athlete:
Woke up this morning saying to myself @AaronRodgers12 You’re INCREDIBLY GOOD at Football my guy! One of the 🐐’s! Thank you 🙏🏾
— LeBron James (@KingJames) September 10, 2018
Dwyane Wade, a Bears fan, wasn't quite as appreciative of Rodgers' efforts, though he also recognized greatness:
That’s funny because i woke up saying to myself @AaronRodgers12 you’re incredibly good at football but sir why my Bears alllll the time. https://t.co/2O8SJvyMUZ
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) September 10, 2018
Rodgers and the Packers have consistently owned the Bears, and this comeback was just another painful chapter for Chicago.
James is quite the comeback king himself. In the 2016 NBA Finals, he led the Cleveland Cavaliers to a never-before-seen comeback against the Golden State Warriors. Down 3-1 in the series, James and the Cavs did what no other team had ever done in the past. Coming back from such a huge deficit in the Finals, against a side that set the regular-season record with 73 wins against just nine losses, was definitely something for the history books.
However, succeeding the aforementioned epic championship run, LeBron has been on the losing end of two consecutive Finals against the same Golden State Warriors team (with the addition of Kevin Durant, of course). With his move out West, James is hoping to extract some revenge on the defending back-to-back champs.
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