it’s great that Andrew Wiggins is getting his flowers but this is still unimpeachably the best moment of his nba career
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Dwight Howard said his 6-year-old son David has asked him this year, after his mother died, why life is so hard. Having David here in the bubble to watch the WCF has meant a lot.
“I think it will mean the world to him. He’ll never forget this moment and neither will I.”
A very surreal backstage experience: As LeBron was limping out, Pelicans hero Trey Murphy was waiting with his parents and asked for LeBron for a picture for his mother’s birthday. Trey snapped a pic, LeBron hugged her, and as he got a few steps away she *screamed* with delight.
On his words to Zion, LeBron says he thinks it’s his responsibility to mentor: “Anybody that says, ‘LeBron, why would he do that while he’s playing? He’s showing signs of weakness, he’s buddy-buddy with these guys he’s going against.’ Tell em to kiss my ass. With a smile, too.”
Fun anecdote LebBron shared after pointed out that players like Ja Morant are closer in age to his sons than him.
Darius Garland and Darius Bazely (Klutch clients) came to his house this summer and played with his kids, then called his wife “Auntie Savannah.”
LeBron James on Grant Wahl: "Very fond of Grant, and having that cover shoot, me being a teenager and him covering that, was a pretty cool thing. ... I've always kind of watched from a distance. ... It's a tragic loss. It's unfortunate to lose someone as great as he was."
Austin Reaves said Russell Westbrook, who tossed him the game-winning assist, has been one of his staunch supporters since the last preseason game in Sacramento when he went 1 for 8, and Russ told him, “Good job shooting it.” Russ has tried to instill him with confidence.
After asked LeBron about calling his shot about scoring 40 and whether he was trying to fit it into the team needs, he got this response:
“I’ve been scoring 30 and it hasn’t worked, so … I’m gonna try 40.”
Anthony Davis had 4 blocks and 9 rebounds, but scored just 8 points on 7 shot attempts against the Raptors' fronting strategy last night.
Today at practice, Davis described why he felt it was good to see the Lakers win leaning on others, and his role in a critical Q4 sequence:
Anthony Davis: "Everyone in the league knows LeBron is not a dirty guy." Says that the moment he realized he had clocked Stewart, LeBron was trying to apologize and say "my bad." Once Stewart was charging, AD says "I don't know what he was doing, but we wasn't going to allow that
Asked Anthony Davis about the group with him, LeBron, Russ, Nunn and Jones that we’ve been hearing a lot about. Said AD: “It kind of reminds me of my first year here with JaVale in that lineup, having that lob threat and the rest of the guys playing on the perimeter.”
When mentions that LeBron and AD said many times throughout the year, "Let Russ be Russ," Russell Westbrook immediately responds: "Yeah, but that wasn't true. Let's be honest."
LeBron will be one of the last players to wear No. 6, retired for Bill Russell:“It was always a treat seeing him at games, having an opportunity to win championships, see him up on the panel and give me the Bill Russell Award was one of the most delightful moments of my career.”
LeBron was talking about how much longer he'll want to play: "I'm a winner. And I want to win and give myself a chance to win and still compete for championship. ... Playing basketball at this level just to be playing basketball is not in my DNA. It's not in my DNA anymore."
