A year ago, shortly before the All-Star break, LeBron James made waves when he proclaimed he would be on the NBA version of Mount Rushmore someday. Now, a third championship could back up those words. With his Cleveland Cavaliers currently tied up with the Golden State Warriors 1-1 in the NBA Finals, that's a real possibility.
James answered the question of who he'd put on his monument by saying:
Four NBA greats—I would say, obviously, the easy three that we all talk about in our league: Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. I would say my fourth...wow, this is so tough. The greatest players of all time that I would like to see on Mount Rushmore. This is not fair. This is not fair. You know how many great players there is? Oh, my God, Oscar Robertson. Those are my four.
And when Steve Smith asked James if he would be on it someday, he answered unequivocally:
I'm going to be one of the top four to ever play this game. For sure. And if they don't want me to have one of those top four spots, they better find another spot. We've got to bump somebody. Somebody got to get bumped. That's not for ...
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Would a 2015 Finals Win Put LeBron James on NBA’s ‘Mount Rushmore’?
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