NBA Finals 2011: How Will LeBron James Respond to Daniel Gibson's Comments?
By on May 31, 2011
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You may or may not recall that LeBron James had some interesting words to say after beating the Chicago Bulls to reach the NBA Finals. LeBron took a bit of a shot at his former teammates back in Cleveland. Per Cleveland.com:
I wanted to team up with some guys that would never die down in the moment, James said. The opportunity presented itself with this great organization and we made it happen.
Well Daniel Gibson wasn't too happy with that statement. He took to a local radio show podcast to let his feelings be known.
The way it's said, you can't help but take it personal. ... I don't think great players should feel the need to say this about a team or say that about a team.
Gibson has a right to be offended. Yes LeBron didn't have top notch teammates, but he shouldn't hate on the players that management gave him. Clearly the big guys upstairs weren't doing their job well enough.
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Gibson went on to add that maybe LeBron could never do it by himself.
Great players shouldn't have to do that. So I feel like it's kind of an admission. He might have needed some help. He might have needed to go somewhere and find someone who is a little greater so maybe he wouldn't die down in those moments.
A bit of a cheap shot, but Gibson is just giving his two cents on the matter. I highly doubt this will mess with LeBron all that much. LeBron has been hated on so much this season it has become second nature to the All-Star player.
So will LeBron retaliate with words tonight? Or will he just let his play do the talking?
I'll go with the latter on this one because LeBron James is taking over Game 2. He wants a commanding 2-0 lead before playing three games on the road. James have been a clutch closer this post season, and that isn't going to fizzle away over night.
LeBron will hopefully only let his play do the talking. It's tough to know what he'll say in the post game press conference when asked about the issue.
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