LeBron James is undisputedly one of the greatest players in NBA history. He was advertised as the biggest thing since Michael Jordan, and itās safe to say that he lived up to that hype.
Even his biggest rivals and haters have no choice but to tip their hats off to him. Heās universally respected among his peers, and some of them even consider him the GOAT of basketball.
Notably, that wasnāt always the case. Back when he was just a rookie with the Cleveland Cavaliers his teammates actually didnāt like him, with former coach Paul Silas stating that it was just a matter of ego.
LeBronās Teammates Didnāt Like Him During His Rookie Season
āTheir egos wouldnāt allow it,ā Silas said. āI kept telling them, āYou have a chance to help one of the gameās future stars,ā but they wouldnāt embrace him. If it bothered LeBron, he never let on.ā
āWe won 35 games that year because of him,ā added Silas. āHeās had some outstanding seasons since then, but that first one may have been the most impressive because of how he excelled in spite of the jealousy on his own team.ā
Carlos Boozer infamously said that a high school kid wouldnāt be able to make an impact right away in the NBA, but James was no ordinary high school kid, and it didnāt take long before he proved that.
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One by one, James silenced almost all of the doubters and the naysayers. And even though some may still not be a fan of him or his game, his rƩsumƩ speaks for itself.
