The Best Day of LeBron James’ Life

August 6th, 2013 by Adam Fromal Leave a reply »



With four MVPs and two championships, LeBron James has plenty of great days to choose from. Over the last two years, he's lived like, well, a king, winning two regular-season MVPs, an Olympic gold medal and two Finals/Finals MVP combos. 

Despite all that, one day still stands out above all the rest as the best one of LeBron's life: June 21, 2012. 

Going into the day, he was viewed as a man who succumbed to pressure and couldn't win the big game. But he emerged from it as an NBA champion and an all-time great. 

Here's how everything unfolded. 

 

Pregame



Given the fact that he was constantly plagued by naysayers and doubters throughout the months leading up to this crucial game, one has to imagine that LeBron was feeling a little bit nervous going into Game 5. While this wasn't an elimination game for him and he would have plenty more opportunities to close out Kevin Durant's squad, it was still his first opportunity to actually emerge as a champion. 

Fear can be a terrifying psychological entity. It shapes decisions, but ...

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