LeBron Expects Title Pressure To Shift From Him To Durant When He Retires
Feb 13, 2014 6:53 PM EST
Kevin Durant enters the All-Star break as a favorite for NBA MVP, but he'll
also have to get through a difficult Western Conference and possibly LeBron
James and the Miami Heat to win his first title.
James was asked this week when he expects the pressure on Durant to win a
title will shift to him.
"When I retire," James replied. "When I retire. They're still talking about,
am I going to win a third? You know..."
James was smiling when making the comment, but also serious.
"But I think, for him, obviously he's an unbelievable player," James said.
"And I'm one of the guys that just don't, I don't believe that winning a
championship defines your career, you know. There's so many greats that never
won, and it's unfortunate that they didn't."
Durant is in his seventh season, which is when Michael Jordan won his first
title.
"But I don't know when he's gonna start hearing it," James said of his
friend. "I hope he doesn't. I don't think he should have to go through that.
What he's been able to do for that city of Oklahoma City, what he's been able
to do for his teammates is amazing. And we'll just see what happens with it.
He's going to be in contention every year because of the player that he is,
and they've got a great team. And we'll see what happens."
Via Ethan Skolnick/Bleacher Report
KD挾著MVP熱門人選的氣勢進入全明星週，但他仍要通過艱難的西區系列賽以及
可能是LBJ和Miami來贏得他的第一座總冠軍。
LBJ本周被問到:這個爭冠壓力何時會轉移到KD身上?
"當我退休"LBJ回答。"人們仍在談論著:我會不會拿到第三冠之類的，你懂的..."
LBJ笑著，卻也認真地回答。
"對KD而言，他毫無疑問是個難以置信的球員。" LBJ說道"而我，我從不認為可以用總冠軍
來定義你的球員生涯，你知道的，這裡有太多美好的事物發生在無論輸贏雙方。"
現在是KD的第七個球季，正是Jordan贏得他第一個總冠軍的時候。
"我不知道他什麼時候會開始聽到這些"LBJ對他的朋友KD說道
"我希望他不會，我不認為他應該經歷那些，他已經帶給Oklahoma和他的隊友們許多驚奇。
他這樣的球員和他優秀的隊伍會每一年都在競爭之列，我們就來看看會發生什麼。"
心得:LBJ:還好有抱到兩冠