The NBA finals are over, but the heat between LeBron James and Draymond Green continues. During Dub Nation’s championship parade, the Golden State Warriors forward made a serious appearance by wearing a tee shirt that said “Quickie.” Not seemingly satisfied, he went on to remind The King about building a super team.
Obviously, the shirt was a play on the Cleveland Cavaliers’ area sponsor, Quicken Loans. This could also refer to how quickly the Warriors dismantled LeBron James and his guys at this year’s NBA finals. Interestingly, James noticed Green’s shirt and posted a hilarious response via Instagram.
“That’s what she said, HUH?!?!?” the caption reads.
LeBron James on building super teams
During his speech at the Warriors’ championship parade, Green once again gave James a blow. This time around, though, it involved the latter creating a “super team.” Unfortunately for him, James and his teammates, Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye, heard and responded via an appearance on the titular Road Trippin’ Podcast. Interestingly, the NBA superstar, who made his seventh appearance at this year’s NBA finals, distanced himself from the label.
LeBron James reminded Green of who really started the super team era. Back in 2003, the Lakers went to acquire Karl Malone and Gary Payton to join the already formidable force of Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal.
Unfortunately for the Purple and Gold squad, they failed to capture the championship that time around. James also talked about the great Michael Jordan’s retirement in 1996 that led to some NBA players joining other teams to form, well, super teams. This was best exemplified by the Rockets joining Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler and Hakeem Olajuwon on the same group.
The Warriors and the Cavaliers are actually super teams
It is a crime to say that both the Warriors and the Cavaliers are not super teams because they really are. Cleveland has Kyrie Irving and LeBron James and both were number one overall picks. This is not to mention Kevin Love’s inclusion and who is considered an All-NBA rebounding machine.
The Warriors, on the other hand, have two three-pointers deemed to be the best of this generation: Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. On top of all that, there is Kevin Durant who is a four-time scoring champ. Lastly, there is Draymond Green.
To end the podcast, LeBron James gave a very interesting statement relating to the topic of building super teams in the NBA. “I definitely didn’t start the super team, if that’s what he’s trying to say,” he said. James even went to take a subtle stab at Green, saying how great it was for the guy to talk about him while celebrating their championship. James referred to Green talking about his “likeness” and “name,” which are all on Green’s head. “I love that,” James claimed with a smile.
