During his much publicized interview with ESPN's Chris Broussard, James once again paid homage to the great Julius Irving. During their discussion, LeBron talked about how he had Dr. J in his top 3 list of the greatest NBA players of all-time.
James also talked about possibly wearing those old school short-shorts this season.
“The conversation was ‘Who do I like? Who were my three? Who were my favorite three of all time?’ No one knows who’s the greatest three players of all time. It’s impossible. No one can say who’s the best three of all time. You’re going to have Jordan there for sure. But after that, you can have Bird, Magic, Kareem, Wilt, Bill Russell, Oscar, Jerry West, Dr. J. You might even throw LeBron in there, maybe ...What do you think: can James get away with pulling this look off in the 2013-14 NBA season?
“As a kid I always heard the name (Dr. J). And being a huge Jordan fan, I always knew Jordan looked up to Dr. J. So I was like, ‘Wow, who is Dr. J? If Jordan’s saying he aspired to be like this guy, I want to know who it is.’ And as I got the opportunity to meet him over All-Star weekend and stuff like that, he’s just an unbelievable guy. So you start liking someone like that.
“I’m just wondering how in the heck they played like that. I might bring it back, though. I might play in some small shorts this year. Pay my homage to the ’80s, to Dr. J and John Stockton. I don’t think it’s going to catch on, but I’m going to do it one game, maybe opening night. I can’t go all the way up (the legs), though. Athletes today are built a little differently in the legs.”
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