For the last six years, the Eastern Conference has largely been decided by one question: Does your team have LeBron James?
In an interview with Cleveland.com's Joe Vardon, James acknowledged how he has cast a massive shadow over the rest of the NBA:
I know teams switch and pick up new coaches or new players, and their whole goal is kind of they want to beat me. It's never just about me, but I always hear them saying, 'We gotta beat LeBron.' It's not just me on the court, but I understand that teams get together in this conference and across the league to try to beat me.
The four-time MVP said he understood why the Golden State Warriors added Kevin Durant to a team that won an NBA-record 73 games:
I think every team is put together for one reason and one reason only, and that's to try and win a championship. That's what Golden State wants to do. For me, I'm the same way. I don't like being stagnant, and we've got great guys in here, but I want to continue to get better in this league each and every year and have the opportunity to win a championship. That's what it comes down to.
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