It was just another mundane preseason shootaround for the Miami Heat. Coaches were focused on making sure all their sets were installed, possibly evaluating the last remaining training camp invitees for an end-of-the-bench roster spot. Players were concerned with making sure their skills and conditioning were optimally tuned and they were in sync with their teammates.
And then this quixotic nugget found its way out into the world, per Shandel Richardson of the South Florida Sun Sentinel:
LeBron on analytical basketball: "I don’t even know what the hell analytics means." He then told us that's a question for Shane Battier.
— Shandel Richardson (@ShandelRich) October 15, 2013
This would be alarming, to say the least, if it were true. And that's not to say there aren't analytics skeptics in the league. In fact, you could claim that the majority of the indoctrinated decision-makers in the NBA at a minimum hold analytics at arms reach. Take, for example, former Memphis Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins in a radio interview with Memphis' Sports 56 WHBQ, as transcribed by SB Nation's Steve von Horn:
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LeBron James: ‘I Don’t Even Know What the Hell Analytics Means’
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