LeBron James - The King bets on #21
LeBron James made his debut on October 29, 2003, meaning it's season number 21 for the NBA legend.
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00:00 Yeah, LeBron James has been special for the NBA from the first day he came in.
00:05 You know, he's arguably the best player of all time.
00:08 You know, it's hard for anybody to argue against his body of work.
00:13 [MUSIC]
00:31 When LeBron James was drafted by Cleveland, there was a story that you were like seven days old.
00:36 Yeah, I did see that post on ESPN and I was like, "Dang, LeBron old."
00:39 [Laughter]
00:41 Not the 21-year-old, that's for sure.
00:43 It feels a little bit different getting out of bed every day.
00:46 But, you know, as far as my energy level, I feel pretty good with my energy though.
00:51 I'm happy to be returning for another season and helping this team,
00:55 hopefully lead this team to the promised land.
00:57 That's just the goal.
00:58 [MUSIC]
01:01 It's staggering for a player that has 20 years, you know, under the hood already
01:09 and is preparing for 21 like he's a rookie.
01:14 Every team LeBron's played for, it's pretty uniform that his work sets the tone.
01:22 When you see this guy do the things he does in games, you're like, "Man, I wonder what he does when he's not playing."
01:28 And just his--I always talk about preparation with guys.
01:31 And his preparation and what he does and how he takes care of his body
01:34 and how hard he works each and every day just really shows why he's one of the best players to step on this court.
01:41 If you want to be great at something, you've got to put in the work.
01:45 There's no substitution for work.
01:47 I put in the work, you know, on the court, off the court, keeping my mind fresh,
01:54 keeping it as fresh as I can, keeping my body as fresh as it can,
01:57 keeping my game as sharp as it can,
01:59 and then just pouring it all to the sport that I've loved for a lot of years now.
02:06 [music]
02:10 Just playing with LeBron James, literally all my friends,
02:12 like that's all they talk about me being on the team is LeBron.
02:15 Like, "You're playing with LeBron."
02:17 Like, it's just, like I said, surreal playing with just those big-time veterans
02:21 that can coach me and make me a better player
02:24 and just getting so much feedback and just watching what they do,
02:29 do everything they do and just learn from them.
02:31 You know, I think everybody is coming to the game at some point and being like,
02:35 "Hey, you know, I get to play against LeBron tonight."
02:37 Like, that's crazy, you know, who he's been and, you know, who he is
02:41 and just the legacy that he leaves behind.
02:44 Obviously, he's one of the greatest players that ever played a game.
02:47 He's been in the league for going on 21 years now,
02:49 so just his knowledge of the game and what he can bring to the table for me
02:52 as well as Max and other guys, I think it's going to be good
02:55 and really beneficial to us.
02:57 An honor for me to be alongside of him and see him be him.
03:02 I wish we got more time together, but definitely was excellent playing alongside of him.
03:06 Yeah, LeBron James has been special for the NBA from the first day he came in.
03:15 And you have to respect the guy that does that.
03:17 He always looks out for the next generation.
03:19 He's been a great vet.
03:20 He's somebody I got a chance to play alongside of,
03:22 so to have that opportunity to see his greatness up close,
03:26 something I didn't take for granted.
03:28 You know, he's arguably the best player of all time.
03:31 You know, the things that he's done in this league,
03:33 the amount of success he's had in this league,
03:36 you know, it's hard for anybody to argue against, you know, his body of work.
03:40 He's still averaging 25 points, still playing 30-plus minutes.
03:46 It looks like he hasn't slowed down.
03:47 Well, I feel like he's lost a step, but he's still him at the end of the day.
03:51 He's still the same player.
03:52 He's still able to be aggressive, get to the basket.
03:55 Is he, like, dunking over people all the time as he used to?
03:58 No.
03:59 But is he playing smarter now?
04:00 Yeah.
04:01 I think he's still just as good.
04:02 I'm happy right now.
04:07 I'm excited.
04:08 I'm looking forward to tomorrow and getting the training camp going and getting going.
04:13 But I don't know what the end of this role looks like or at the end of this season.
04:17 I have no idea.
04:18 [BLANK_AUDIO]