LeBron James’ legacy doesn’t matter, win or lose Game 7 vs Celtics   SBNation com
Channel: Around the world
Date: 28/05/2018

LeBron James is going to put it in what will be one more heroic performance in Game 7 against the Celtics. We know this will happen, win or lose. We’ve seen him do it countless times at an age he shouldn’t. That means that for the first time in his career, we can enjoy an elimination game from him without stakes.

LeBron’s legacy is what it is at this point, which has also made him even more enjoyable to watch. You know that video of the two lynx screaming at each other on the road that went around this past week? That’s what people used to sound like after every LeBron playoff game discussing his legacy. It was a tired and annoying habit.

But we came into this season knowing that there was a good chance LeBron wasn’t going to win the championship, not because of his basketball skills, but because of everything around him. The Warriors maintained the same important roster pieces after beating him in the Finals in five games, and Kyrie Irving went to Boston with Gordon Hayward, leaving James’ supporting roster bereft of its top sidekick.

The rest of Cleveland’s roster was aging, and LeBron’s wait on Isaiah Thomas to come back healthy and happy failed. Then there was the “revamped” roster, which ended up not being much better than the one he had earlier in the season.

And yet, here we are. LeBron is one game away from an eighth consecutive Finals