Finally got the feeling of passenger princess only to have to take the steering wheel back after 10 minutes

he chose to fit in instead of fitting out

People forget LeBron was 6th in MVP voting last year and could have been higher if he didn’t get injured. For him to just take a step back when he’s still playing at a high level and esp with someone who should have an ego for the career he’s had really just embodies what a true professional he is.

Whatever he or his agent Rich Paul says, LeBron has always been incredibly selfless on the court. He deferred to Kyrie and AD when they were cooking, same thing with Luka and AR.

Which is why it’s a disgrace idiots like Zach Lowe acted like LeBron was a toxic teammate and that he would be too proud to accept a “3rd option” role, although his overall impact is probably higher than AR in a playoff setting.

Makes sense. This is arguably the first year Lebron isn’t the best player on the team.

Taking a backseat to Luka is fine but Reaves can be the third option

LeBron James’ 8th peak will be him winning a 6th man of the year in 2030.

LeKillYourEgo&RebuildYourself

And I want you to know that.

It was also less taxing for him taking a back seat, so he could be fully healthy and in peak shape for the playoffs.

Makes sense and I found it really cool that he was able to do that. There’s a decent amount of overlap between what he can do and what Luka and AR can do, but at this point in their careers, Luka (and AR a bit) are better at a lot of those things.

What makes Bron so special to this day, is that he has SO MANY things that he is capable of being good at, things that Luka and AR just cannot do.

It will be very interesting to see what Bron chooses to do this offseason. The Lakers still seem like the best scenario for him, but any team that gets him needs to build in the fact that he will be a different beast in the playoffs than he is in the regular season.

Crazy thing is, his efficiency as a 3rd option was insane, he was seemingly scoring with no effort, Rob better surround this big 3 with athleticism this off season.

Lebron be like “oh this is how Kevin felt”

He was supposed to take the backseat to AD and pass the like 8 years ago but that never happened. My pookie bear sunshine LeBron

It takes a big man to admit his mistakes, and I am that big man.

When you give your bro the boss fight but he calls you in for help and you gotta step up.

He’s the greatest of all time

This is part of the reason why there is literally nothing he can’t do

Seems so clear to an outsider that the only reason for him to keep playing is to have a shot at winning

There are no individual records left to shoot for, so why wouldn’t you take a back seat & keep something extra in the tank for the playoffs

Super obvious to anyone other than him

At 41, I am sure he is also a bit glad to not be spending quite so much energy.

feels like when my partner offers to drive on a road trip, it was a nice break while it lasted

LeHumble

So he’s admitting to having an ego

LeEgo release

Whatever!

Ah, bragging about putting your ego aside. Bravo, Lebron

Now will you put your check book aside or do you need another max?

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It was super uncomfortable, but comfortable.

This is like when a chick discovers she’s into anal lmao

For someone with a small ego, he sure talks about it a lot.

It’s funny how when it comes to KD joining the warriors we don’t use the language of “putting ego aside” to describe it. We call him a bus rider.

But LeBron being carried like a backpack by Luka and Reaves all season is an example of “putting ego aside”.

Anyways, I’m sure nobody wants to hear this from a salty Rockets fan.

Congratulations to old man Bron for beating a team without its primary point guard, primary center, and primary scorer…in 6 games.