LeBron James’ legacy took a bit of a hit on Tuesday night as the Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Golden State Warriors. The loss dropped James NBA Finals record to 2-4. During the postgame press conference James was asked if in the end does he question if it’s all worth it. He answered and touched on if he would rather not make the Finals at all.
“I always look at it would I rather not make the playoffs or lose in The Finals? I don’t know. I don’t know,” James said. “I’ve missed the playoffs twice. I lost in The Finals four times. I’m almost starting to be like I’d rather not even make the playoffs than to lose in The Finals. It would hurt a lot easier if I just didn’t make the playoffs and I didn’t have a shot at it.”
“But then I lock back in and I start thinking about how fun it is to compete during the playoffs and the first round, the second round, and Eastern Conference Finals,” James said. “If I’m lucky enough to get here again, it will be fun to do it.
“But put my body through a lot, you know, but it’s the price for your body feeling this way for winning. Did I win? I didn’t win a championship, but I’ve done a lot of good things in this first year back, and hopefully I can continue it.”
