ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith claims Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is still the best player in the world.
ESPN ranked James as the third best player in the game. Smith disagrees with the list and says LeBron will remind everyone this upcoming season he's still The King of the NBA.
After missing the playoffs last season for the first time since his second year in the league, LeBron James has been sitting back and hearing all these pundits slander his name this offseason.
As he always does, James has taken the high road and is just focusing on what he can control. The Lakers are legitimate title contenders after acquiring Anthony Davis. James and Davis are both top-five players who are eager to lead Los Angeles to the promised land.
James averaged 27.4 points, 8.5 rebounds and 8.3 assists in 55 games last season while shooting 51.0 percent from the floor, 33.9 percent from beyond the arc and 66.5 percent from the free-throw line. The four-time MVP most likely leads the Lakers to the playoffs if he doesn’t hurt his groin on Christmas Day against the Golden State Warriors.
The groin injury forced James to miss 17 consecutive games. The Lakers went 6-11 during that stretch and fell out of the playoff picture out West.
Expect LeBron to be a monster in 2019-20 since he has effectively been resting since April.
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