LeBron James has battled Boston repeatedly for a decade now, usually in series not at all resembling the beating his Cavs are currently putting on the Celtics. The man’s played this opponent at its peak, and now at its most vulnerable, and he’s seen a city steadfast in its fanaticism no matter what, and built quite a respect for it. Via Jay King of MassLive:
LeBron James has decreed: Boston is a good sports town
“It’s the same for me,” he said of visiting the arena now. “I get great feelings, I get eerie feelings when I come to this building. I’ve been on both sides of the fences.
“The great thing about being here: these fans are loyal to one thing and one thing only. And that’s green. And that’s all they see, that’s all they care about. For me being a competitor, for me being someone that they know personally, to be able to come out here and perform in front of those guys, it means a lot because they know the game. They know basketball. They know sports. It’s a sports town. Between them and the Patriots and the Bruins and the Red Sox, they know sports. So for me to be able to have some type of history in this city, it means a lot for, I guess, my legacy.”
It’s true. The greats are defined in part by the might of their adversaries, and LeBron knows he’s got a real one in the Celtics. He knows how much that matters, even at a relatively weak point in the team’s life cycle.
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