LeBron James recalls ‘getting smashed’ as a teenager in Michael Jordan’s infamous game
The NBA world would love to see LeBron James and Michael Jordan play against each other. Surprisingly, it actually happened, but it was when James was a teenager, and it was also a download game. James recently talked about the pickup game on the New Heights Show and shared how he felt be a part of the legendary game.
“When I was finally able to get on the court – primarily it was MJ, Antoine Walker and the rest of those guys – they wouldn’t let the young guys on the court,” James said. “I was 16 years old, a sophomore in high school, and it takes a while to get on the field. It’s usually when the older guys get tired and don’t want to play anymore.”
Travis Kelce then asked James who was guarding him, and he got an impressive answer.
“I was unprotected,” James said. “I shot a dick.” I was nervous to be there with MJ. I thought I was going crazy, and I was.”
There were many stories that claimed James was dominant in high school, and the fact that he could do that against grown men at the time shows that he was destined to be great.
LeBron James was destined for greatness
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With the trend of LeBron James lying from time to time, people can’t say he made up a story about a pickup game because Ron Artest told the same story on Paul George’s podcast.
“He was cooking,” Artest said. “He was posting up, getting to the basket, and I said, ‘This is going to be a big problem.’
Since James was a young teenager, it seems like he was a do-it-all type of athlete. His athleticism and strength allow him to get anywhere on the court, and his IQ is one of the best in the game. At one point in his career, James even considered joining the NFL.
The only time I took it super duper seriously I think was 2011 when we had the NBA lockout,” James said on New Heights. “I didn’t know when we would come to an agreement with the owners and get our league back.” So I actually thought about it a little bit back then.”
With a guy like James, it wouldn’t be a surprise if he was able to dominate in football as well.
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