LeBron James reflected on his rivalry with Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, admitting that he disliked him during their intense NBA Finals battles.
The rivalry between LeBron James and Stephen Curry is one for the history books. Their four NBA Finals showdowns between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors were must-watch TV, defining an era of basketball.
LeBron James remembered this rivalry with Steph Curry, saying you definitely going to dislike the guy that's stopping from reaching your goals every year.
"I mean, s***. When you’re in a dog fight and there’s only one guy that’s trying to stop you from reaching your goals, you’re going to dislike that person," LeBron said via Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN.
"He disliked me. I disliked him because we were both fighting for what the f*** we wanted, and that’s the Larry O’Brien Trophy," James stated.
During their four-year Finals stretch, LeBron’s Cavaliers managed to claim just one championship in 2016, staging an unforgettable comeback from a 3-1 deficit to defeat the Warriors.
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