I know this is a slow time of the year for sports. But sometimes, maybe these takes are not what we need to hear. Paul Pierce had the audacity to say something on Fox Sports about how and why LeBron James became so great.
Paul Pierce credits himself for LeBron’s greatness
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"I truly feel responsible for taking LeBron to that next level."
(h/t @awfulannouncing )
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Now look, I see his point. Paul Pierce and the Celtics gave LeBron James some really tough games and made them sweat out a ton of pressure during the Miami Heat days. They challenged a young LeBron and Pierce and the Celtics were one of the last humps he had to get through before winning a championship. But really, despite all of that, LeBron would have been one of the greatest to ever play this game with or without Paul Pierce and the Celtics. His greatness just happened to cross paths with a perfect cast of players the Celtics had and a team they had to beat to win their first championship.