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Frank Vogel speaks after the Los Angeles Lakers victory (from the Lakers' official website)
LeBron James feels the growing discourse on his historic status, hears the commentators re-flood the eternal comparison to Jordan, but just before Game 1 of the Finals series against Miami (Wednesday-Thursday, 4 p.m., Sports5), he tries to change the The narrative.
"There is no special significance in winning the championship against Miami," LeBron said ahead of the spicy encounter with the Heat, the team with which he won two championships until he left in 2014.
"It's hard to get to the final anyway and be in a position to win the championship. If you win the championship, it doesn't matter against who you played and who you won. Anyway, I'm not busy with big meanings now or future consequences of anything. I'm just thinking about winning game number 1, It's all".
LeBron, who will make his tenth appearance in the NBA Finals and is looking for a fourth career championship, admits that staying in a bubble in Orlando is particularly challenging.
"It's probably the biggest challenge I faced as an actor. Committing to something and dealing with it in those circumstances, it was very difficult," he said.
"I would be lying if I said I knew in advance how hard it would be in a bubble, and what price it would charge. It was super hard, but I'm here for one and only one goal, and that's to compete for a championship."
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Ready for the challenge.
LeBron (Photo: GettyImages)
James sailed in compliments to Pat Riley and Eric Spolstra, two of Miami's top figures in recent years and those who co-operated with him at the time.
"Pat Riley is one of the great basketball minds who was in the NBA. He won at every level. Man has taken championships for four decades. The league would not be the same without him. He is a great motivator, a great professional, one who understands what it takes to win. He proves. That for 40 years. "
On Eric Spolstra, James said: "I'm sorry he doesn't get the respect he deserves. He's really good. He's one of the great coaches, and unfortunately a narrative has been established in the media that he's not one of the great, even though that's not true."
Contrary to what LeBron testifies to himself, Anthony Davis is actually convinced that James will reach the final with special motivation.
"Winning the championship against Miami is sure to mean a lot to him. If we win, it will probably be his second biggest championship after the championship with Cleveland," he said.
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Still doubtful.
Pippin (Photo: AP)
Either way, there are those who doubt James.
Scotty Pippin, who has changed his mind about LeBron several times in recent years, said last night in an interview with Forbes that the burden of proof is still on him.
"I do not underestimate anything from the Lakers and Melbourne who reached the tenth final of their careers. I still think he needs to prove he is capable of leading a team to the championship on his own. Anthony Davis is more important to their attack from him," he said.
Pippin added that in his opinion, "Miami has more offensive weapons than the Lakers. It will be harder for the Lakers than people think."
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