"You want me to compare us to them? That's a championship team right there. We're not," James told reporters. "We can't sustain energy and effort for 48 minutes, and they can. That's why they won a championship."
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An emotional LeBron James admitted it "very well could be" his final appearance in Cleveland after being moved to tears during last night's 129-99 defeat for the Los Angeles Lakers. James, who won the NBA title in his second spell with the Cavaliers in 2016, has yet to decide whether he will retire at the end of the season, bringing an end to one of the greatest careers in the game's history.
I don't take for granted the LeBron stuff. It's unfortunate actually - not to go on a little tangent here - but it's actually unfortunate how much this guy puts into it and how much he cares and the way certain people talk about him. It's crazy. Come be around him every day and see how much this guy cares. It's off the charts.