LeBron James: How Badly Does the Miami Heat Star Need an NBA Championship?

April 9th, 2011 by Nick Greenhalf Leave a reply »
If LeBron James doesn’t win an NBA championship in 2011, he’ll probably be excused.

A new team. A lack of chemistry. A bad coach. Injuries. So on and so forth the choir will sing.

But it seems those on board the King James express have been excusing the Heat star for years now.

For all his talent, power and athleticism, LeBron James has, to date, underachieved. If greatness is a commodity measured purely in championship rings, James has little material by which to measure his success.

To many James remains an enigma. In interviews he romanticises about NBA championships and basketball nirvana. With shorter memories, Cleveland fans and critics alike make reference to the forlorn figure that was cast over the Cavaliers second-round playoff exit. For long stretches, James looked simply uninterested. Uninterested in riding the hopes of a city, long suffering in the absence of professional sports titles.

If postseason success continues to evade LeBron, expectation will grow heavier on those 6'8", 250 pound shoulders. Without “Larry”, James and his Miami Heat counterparts could fast become the 2004 Yankee ...

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