Back in the day, a young <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/lebron-james" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">LeBron James</a> led the Cleveland Cavaliers to the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/nba" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NBA </a>Finals. However, the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/san-antonio-spurs" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">San Antonio Spurs</a> were already a veteran team in its prime, so, obviously, they got the last laugh.



Coach Mike Brown had been one of Gregg Popovich’s assistants before taking over the Cavs, so he ran very similar players and the Spurs had a counter for everything they sent.



Moreover, James wasn’t the superstar he later became, so he was somewhat easy to contain. That’s why Robert Horry recently said that it was the easiest of all the rings he ever won.



<h2>Robert Horry Says Sweeping LeBron James Was The Easiest RingHe Won</h2>



“LeBron wasn’t a jump-shooter or a knockdown three,” Horry said on All The Smoke. “He was more of a drive guy, get by you, big body, jump over you. And our whole gameplan was like we gonna double team, every time he come off the pick and roll, we gonna double team him. And then it’s almost like the water boy, because you had Mike Brown over there on the other side.”



“Every play they ran with our plays in San Antonio. I’m like, ‘Dude, what are you doing? You can’t run floppy down, that’s our play. Floppy side, that’s our play. He ran almost every play that San Antonio ran and we looked like, ‘Damn, this is going to be the easiest,&apos;” Horry continued. “And that’s why we swept them man–And it was just one of the easiest championships to win man, cuz they weren’t ready. LeBron was still young, double-teamed LeBron, who else is going to score on that team?”



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That was LeBron’s first experience on the biggest stage, and while it definitely wasn’t encouraging, one could argue that he had plenty of success in his career after that.

Former Spurs player says beating LeBron James was the easiest ring ever - Bolavip US

Former Spurs player says beating LeBron James was the easiest ring ever

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Shaquille O’Neal is considered by a lot of people as the <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/nba/The-15-Greatest-NBA-Players-of-All-Time-20200329-0002.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">most dominant</a> big man in<a href="https://us.bolavip.com/nba-t19117" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> NBA </a>history and for very good reasons. He won 4 NBA championships, 3 Finals MVP, 2 Scoring titles, 1 MVP, 1 Rookie of the Year, and 3 All-Star MVPs.
It’s pretty safe to state that Shaq was surrounded by greatness throughout the course of his entire career. From Hardaway in the Orlando Magic to Kobe in the Los Angeles Lakers, Wade in the Miami Heat, and <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/lebron-james-t92259" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LeBron</a> in the Cleveland Cavaliers.
That’s why, even though he may have quite a difficult time choosing just the four best of his greatest teammates but even so, most people would agree that those 4 we mentioned should make the cut. Then again, Shaq isn’t most people.

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.<a href="https://twitter.com/SHAQ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SHAQ</a>’s Mount Rushmore of former teammates:
 ⭐️ Penny ⭐️ Kobe ⭐️ D-Wade ⭐️ Robert Horry
 (via <a href="https://twitter.com/DangerTalkPod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DangerTalkPod</a> w/ <a href="https://twitter.com/DangeRussWilson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DangeRussWilson</a>) <a href="https://t.co/66D61MjAeE">pic.twitter.com/66D61MjAeE</a>
 — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1303833395919761409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2020</a> </blockquote></div>
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<h2>Shaq Chooses Robert Horry Over LeBron James</h2>
Shaq attended the DangerTalk Podcast with Russell Wilson and revealed his Mt. Rushmore of former teammates, going with Penny Hardaway, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, and – surprisingly – Robert Horry.
Hardaway and Shaq led the Orlando Magic to the NBA Finals in 1995 and were one of the flashiest duos in the league during their time together. As for Kobe, they won three straight championships and put together one of the most dominant dynasties in modern basketball history.
An aging Shaq joined Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat and played a big role in that 2006 NBA championship, the first in franchise history, although it was the first time that he wasn’t named Finals MVP.
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Robert Horry played a huge role in the Lakers’ three-peat. His suffocating and pesky defense were among the best in the league and the guy had a feel for knocking down huge shots in the clutch. He also won 7 NBA championships through his career,so we get why he must hold him invery high regard.
Then again, considering Shaq <a href="http://us.bolavip.com/nba/Ranking-the-top-40-of-LeBron-James-teammates-from-worst-to-best-NBA-20200527-0001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said he wanted to ‘Win a ring for the King’</a> in Cleveland and comparing LeBron’s path to Horry, it’s kind of head-scratching to see him snubbed of his Mt. Rushmore.
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Former Spurs player says beating LeBron James was the easiest ring ever

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