LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers has already said his first-round matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers won’t be a walk in the park:
“I don’t think they would have been the eighth seed if they were healthy all year. And that’s my mindset. I’m not going in as a one seed versus an eight seed, I’m going in with it’s the Lakers versus Portland. So, I’ve already thrown that out of the window so I won’t be going in with my guard down,” James said, via the Los Angeles Times.
And if his Los Angeles Lakers get past Portland, he doesn’t see things getting any easier. LeBron said playing in the Orlando Bubble will make this, ‘The toughest championship run for me personally’:
“It’s probably going to be one of – probably the toughest one. It’s the toughest championship run for me personally. From the circumstances of just being in here… I don’t take anything for granted. I live life, every day I maximize that day. I don’t take anything for granted. Because at the end of the day, I know where I come from, I know what I stand for, so I don’t take anything for granted, especially being in my 17th season. I don’t go into any season saying, ‘OK, playoffs, playoffs, championship, championship.’ I just am all about the process,” James continued, ibid.
Hear why a three-time Super Bowl Champion and Pro Football Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe agrees with LeBron about his difficult quest ahead:
