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LeBron’s dream is to eclipse Jordan
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LEBRON James, who achieved a life dream by bringing home Cleveland’s first sports title in 52 years, draws motivation from wanting to eclipse Michael Jordan as the greatest player in NBA history.
James will begin his 14th NBA campaign on Tuesday as the Cavaliers raise a championship banner at their 2016-17 season opener against New York. “I’m looking forward to seeing the banner go up: 2015-16 champions. It means a lot,” James said.
The 31-year-old playmaker, a four-time NBA Most Valuable Player, unleashed one of the NBA’s greatest one-man effort last June as Cleveland made the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history from 1-3 down to beat Golden State in the best-of-seven series. James averaged 29.7 points, 11.3 rebounds, 8.9 assists, 2.3 blocked shots and 2.6 steals a game — leading the finals in each category in an unprecedented feat that earned him unanimous NBA Finals MVP honors.
“My motivation is this ghost I’m chasing. The ghost played in Chicago,” James was quoted as saying in Sports Illustrated. “What I’ve gone through is totally different than what he went through. What he did was unbelievable and I watched it unfold. I looked up to him so much. If I can ever put myself in position to be the greatest player, that would be something extraordinary.”
Jordan won six titles in the 1990s with the Bulls, each time the NBA Finals MVP.
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