Derrick Rose's return was supposed to be the main event of the season-opening game between the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls, but LeBron James hijacked "The Return" and turned it into his own personal three-ring circus.
Viewers were inundated with LeBron commercials, images with the MVP standing at the center of attention and a performance that strangely seemed more impressive than some of his statistical outbursts. By the end of the night, Rose was an afterthought.
Think about that for a second.
Rose's return has been hyped for months. Everywhere you went, you probably heard breathless whispers of anticipation about his first regular-season game in years. And yet, he wasn't the premier attraction.
Miami's 12-point victory did more than prove to the world that a three-peat is within the realm of realistic expectations. It went beyond establishing Miami as the team to beat, a squad capable of massacring another contender during the portion of the game that actually mattered.
It proved once more that the NBA still revolves around LeBron James.
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Even with Derrick Rose Back, NBA Still Revolves Around LeBron James
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