Not to the point you want to rid somebody else. Nobody did this
LeBron James cannot possibly lay claim to the unofficial title of “Best Player on the Planet” when he isn’t even the “Best Player Born in Akron.”
It’s a little known fact that Stephen Curry came into this world in the town made famous by tire companies and LeBron. But since Curry was named NBA Most Valuable Player last season while leading the Golden State Warriors to a championship which Akron superstar really deserves the title of King?
LeBron has a Steph problem. A big Steph problem, in fact. Curry is the new global face of the NBA and he appears to be inside LeBron’s head.
In the lead-up to Monday’s nationally televised game in Cleveland, Curry made an innocent comment about returning to the scene where he and his teammates hoisted the Larry O’Brien Trophy seven months earlier.
“Obviously, walking in the locker room, it’ll be good memories,” Curry said last Sunday. “Hopefully, it still smells a little bit like champagne.”
Ooooohhhh.
Not really. It was a rather tame quote, yet the Cavalier players reacted the way Donald Trump did when Ted Cruz mocked New York values. Cleveland.com reported that several unnamed players felt “disrespected” by Curry. No word if the cleaning crew at Quicken Loans Arena is also upset.
On Monday, LeBron ended his pregame interview sessions with reporters by wondering why they didn’t ask him about Curry’s comments because he had an “answer” for them. He then exited without commenting.
For someone who in the past has been sensitive to criticism and who often feels that his words get twisted, it was interesting that James wanted to add fuel to a manufactured storyline.
It seemed rather petty on LeBron’s part.
Perhaps he is a little jealous with Curry’s surging popularity, not to mention his recent success. Last February, James was said to be bothered that he wasn’t getting much traction for Most Valuable Player.
Curry eventually won the award — as voted on by the national media — while Houston’s James Harden was given the inaugural Players’ Award MVP as voted by his peers.
The voting among fellow NBA players had Curry’s teammates as well as Warriors coaches and executives privately wondering why so many opposing players seemed to resent Curry. Could it be that he grew up as the rich, suburban kid of a former NBA player, Del Curry, and had opportunities that other players didn’t? Perhaps.
What some fail to recognize is that Curry wasn’t highly recruited out of high school in Charlotte and became a self-made player at Davidson. He worked to get where he is.
Curry’s game is a slick combination of suburban jump shooter and the inner city ball handler. The fact that he is 6-foot-4 and baby faced appeals to a wide range of fans. It’s easier for a majority of fans to identify with Curry as opposed to someone as physically gifted and powerful as LeBron.
On Wednesday, the NBA released figures that show Curry having the No. 1 most popular jersey. Number two on that list is, you guessed it, LeBron.
On the court, James is also playing second fiddle to Curry. In their last five head-to-head meetings, Curry and the Warriors have won five straight over LeBron and the Cleveland Cavaliers. That includes Games 4, 5 and 6 of the NBA Finals as well as their highly anticipated Christmas Day get-together in Oakland. On Monday, the Warriors humiliated the Cavs, 132-98, in another nationally televised game.
The final numbers were staggering; the Warriors led by 43 points, which is the largest deficit James had ever faced in his career. Also, his minus-34 for the game was a career-high. Or low depending on your perspective.
“It was very ugly to watch,” LeBron said prior Wednesday’s game against the Nets in Brooklyn.
There is no need to overact to one poor performance. The Cavs are far and away the best team in the Eastern Conference and have a much easier road back to The Finals compared to Golden State and San Antonio. Moreover, since reshaping their roster last January, the Cavs have had their top nine rotation players healthy at the same time for 90 games. They are 43-7 in those games including 0-3 against the Warriors and Spurs this season.
“You want instant success,” he said. “When guys come together it’s like instant oatmeal. They want to throw in the microwave for 30 seconds it’s done and then it’s ready to go. It doesn’t work that way.”
LeBron wants desperately to place a neat bow on his career by bringing a title to Cleveland. Each year it’s getting tougher.
And in the long run, Akron may have to settle for the championship won last year by his favorite son, Stephen Curry.
Isola: LeBron has a Steph problem
With no lebron or kobe. What lebron did, didn't affect kobe and vise versa. Nikkas was ready to overthrow Lebron and put steph up there with magic and Michael. Hell some said he was better than MJ and all of this after only 2 seasons. I'm a warriors fan who never liked lebron, but to be real, the way everybody was ready to kick lebron out was hilarious.
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you just said it wasnt historic...then said it was historic 
People are always gonna look for the next big thing... Especially after 10 seasons of dominance
