LeBron James Speaks on Michael Jordan, 2016 NBA Finals, More in SI Exclusive

August 2nd, 2016 by Tim Daniels Leave a reply »

A wave of emotion washed over LeBron James as he watched portions of the 2016 NBA Finals for the first time with prospects at the Nike Skills Academy in July. Yet, despite that latest triumph for the Cleveland Cavaliers star, he's still hunting the "ghost played in Chicago." 

Lee Jenkins of Sports Illustrated passed along comments from James as the 31-year-old relived what could end up being his crowning achievement—a title for The Land—and he explained what was going through his mind:

You ever watch a movie that you've already seen, so you know what's going to happen, but you're still like, "What is going to happen?" I just watched the O.J. special on FX, and the judge is reading the verdict—Orenthal James Simpson—and I'm on the edge of my seat. I knew what was going to happen, of course, but I felt like I didn't. This is the same thing. I know we win. But I don't really know what happened.

The Akron, Ohio, native admitted this year's championship is more important than the two he won with the Miami Heat "because of everything it represents." He talked about the steady stream of Clevela ...

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