Lebron James seems to be very defensive of Steph Curry but if you look deeper there is another meaning to his statements. Recently he defended Steph against some criticism from old players but the topic came back up yesterday and once again he sided with Steph. In the end though he is also defending himself when he sticks up for Steph because some of the great older players have criticized Lebron the same way as well.
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Some of the older legends were obviously great on the court but they seem reluctant to let their playing days go. This is a new generation in the NBA and it’s something that even 20 years ago would feel completely different, let alone 30-40 years.
Bron has respect for the previous legends before him but he respects himself and Steph’s skills as well.
“Yeah, for me personally in my career I’ve done nothing but big-up the guys who paved the way for us,” James told USA TODAY Sports. “I’m respectful to all the guys who paved the way, the greats, guys who were role players, guys who were part of a championship team or was not. I’ve always been respectful, so it does kind of suck when you’ve got guys who played before us and paved the way for us (and) …they like to talk down on a lot of our players, saying, ‘Well if they played in our era it wouldn’t be the same.’” James, who is widely known to have the memory of an elephant, instantly recalled a time in 2013 when he was the subject of such silliness. “I heard Dennis Rodman say if I played in their era I’d just be an average player – yeah, about me, that I’d be just an average player,” James said. “And they say the same things about Steph, ‘If Steph played in our era, then we’d be more physical with him and we’d go at him.’ And it sucks because we’re just trying to carry the torch for the next group to come behind us.
There are athletes in the league now that fans and people associated with the league would have never dreamed of way back when and they need to just let this current crop of stars be great.
