A lot of stars around the league shrink under the pressure of going up against LeBron James. That doesn't apply to Kawhi Leonard, though.

Not only has Leonard defeated James in the NBA Finals, but he's also gotten the best of LeBron plenty of times during the regular season.

Kawhi isn't afraid of LeBron, and James knows it.

Via Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report:

No one disputes, however, that Leonard was the driving force behind the Toronto Raptors' title last season. And although he didn't have to go through James, another Eastern Conference GM is convinced the psychological advantage James enjoys against everyone else doesn't apply to Leonard. At least not in Leonard's mind.

“Kawhi knows, ‘Oh, I can get him,'” the GM says. “And LeBron knows he knows.”

Kawhi Leonard signed with the Los Angeles Clippers this past summer, spurning LeBron James [tps_header][/tps_header]and the Los Angeles Lakers. It wasn't that much of a shock in NBA circles. No one really expected Leonard to join forces with James and Anthony Davis after winning his second Finals MVP last season with the Toronto Raptors.

Everyone wants to see which superstar is going to bring a title to Los Angeles first. There's a strong chance the Lakers and Clippers meet each other in the Western Conference Finals. That series would be must-see TV.