Is this shade? It kinda sounds like it. As you know, LeBron James was without the other two star players as Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love were both out with injury as the Cavaliers faced the Warriors in the NBA Finals. Irving is still recovering from a fractured knee cap and Iman Shumpert, Timofey Mosgov and Mo Williams are sidelined as well. Despite all that the Cavaliers are currently 11-3 with the No. 1 spot in the Eastern Conference. The Warriors have begun the season firing on all cylinders at an undefeated 15-0, tying an NBA record. So what’s the key to the Warriors success? According to LeBron it’s health.
via ESPN:
“I think it comes with a lot of health,” James said when asked about the Warriors tying the all-time mark for best start to a season at 15-0. “They’ve been healthy. They’ve been the most healthy team I’ve ever seen in NBA history, and they have great talent. Those guys all play for one common goal and that’s to win and that’s all that matters.”
“They’ve just been consistent,” James said. “I think the most impressive thing is the way they just they’ve been playing at a high level, man, for so long.”
Golden State hasn’t been completely healthy, however. Luke Walton has filled in for coach Steve Kerr all season, of course, as he recovers from two offseason back surgeries. James, however, said you can’t compare the loss of a coach to the loss of a key player.
“It would be more impressive if they were doing all this without Steph,” James said. “Then there would be a conversation to talk about.”
It’s the truth but it does sound like a backhanded compliment.
