All last year, LeBron James spoke of a "secret motivation" that fueled his push to bring Cleveland an NBA championship.
Now that the Cavaliers pulled off an improbable comeback from a 3-1 deficit to win the 2016 title, James revealed the source of that motivation to ESPN's Dave McMenamin:
"People thought it was because Steph Curry was being considered the better player than him," McMenamin said. "It turns out he told me that when he left Miami—people who he thought he had strong, trusting relationships with—someone told [him] 'you're making the biggest mistake of your career.' Basically, he felt taken for granted. 'Look, I just gave you four years of my prime, and you're not going to be comfortable with my decision, to root me on? You're going try to make me feel bad going out the door?'"
James did not divulge who the source of his motivation was. Mike Wise of The Undefeated (half-jokingly) called out Heat president Pat Riley, but it was not confirmed by James or McMenamin.
The relationship between Riley and James has been the subject of speculation for the past two years. M ...
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LeBron James Reveals ‘Secret Motivation’ to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin
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