Even the most vehement of LeBron haters have to marvel at what he's been doing so far this postseason.
At age 32, in his 14th NBA season, James could be putting together the best run of his entire career. Most recently, he ripped the hearts out of Toronto fans by scoring 13 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter of Game 3 to give the Cavaliers a 3-0 lead in the series, essentially burying any hopes of a Raptors upset.
James' numbers have been off the charts in the playoffs: Through seven postseason games, he's now averaging 34.3 points, 9.0 rebounds, 7.3 assists, 2.4 steals and 1.6 blocks with a 66.1 true shooting percentage. He's also made 48.6 percent of his his 3-pointers. Oh yeah, and the Cavs also haven't lost a game.
When asked about his legacy after Friday's 115-94 win over Toronoto, James was candid with cleveland.com:
"What else do I have to prove?" James told cleveland.com. "Seriously, what else would I have [to do]? I've won championships, I won my first one and I've won for my teammates, I came home and won. There isn't anything I have left to prove."
While LeBron might have nothing left to prove to himself, he still has a realistic shot to overtake -- or at least join -- Michael Jordan in people's minds as the greatest basketball player of all time. But that would take at least three more championships (Jordan had six, LeBron has three), and even with championships being equal some might point to the weak Eastern Conference, and the fact that LeBron left situations in Cleveland and Miami for greener pastures when things got rough, to say that Jordan gets the edge.
That being said, if LeBron isn't concerned with being the best of all time, but simply the best in his generation, he's 100 percent right. He has absolutely nothing left to prove.
