How many revelations did James break in an hour: revealing the relationship with Kobe Jordan and responding to topics such as fake falls + decisions

On March 27, Beijing time, Lakers star James was interviewed for about an hour on the well-known sports show The Pat McAfee Show, during which he talked about many hot topics, including his relationship with Jordan and Kobe, his maintenance of his body, his new teammate Doncic, his holiday with A-Smith and so on. The following is an excerpt from the essence -

About his relationship with Jordan and Kobe

I have a good relationship with Jordan. It's just that we don't communicate much because I'm still playing and I feel like I'm still focused on my basketball career. I hope to talk to him when I retire. Kobe Bryant and I had a very average relationship until we were selected for the Olympic team together, and we got on top of each other there.

But there's always been competition between us, I'm on the East Coast and he's on the West Coast. In 2009, I screwed up, failed to beat the Magic, and missed the opportunity to face him in the Finals. It wasn't until I became a member of the Lakers and he retired that our relationship really got really good. He welcomed me and said to me, "Brother, if you need anything in Los Angeles, just ask, you're a Laker now, you're a family." We've had a lot of conversations and obviously you've seen him come and watch the games a lot. When I surpassed his scoring record in Philadelphia, I remember him tweeting "keep going, keep going ahead of the game, keep going for the good stuff."

That means a lot to me. So I think it's because I'm still playing, and Jordan, we all know, even if you don't know him as a person, you know that he's one of the most ruthless contenders. He probably didn't want to see me running around the pitch in the number 23 shirt until I retired, and every time my name was mentioned, he was associated with him. He might think, "I don't want to talk to you, I'm playing golf."

Controversial decision to join the Heat

My ambition goes far beyond winning the Most Valuable Player and being named an All-Star. I've been winning since I was in the NBA, and at any level, being in a winning environment is an experience that stays with you for the rest of your life. My first time in organized sports, I won the minor league football championship, the basketball championship the following year, and I remained undefeated all season. In middle school, I was the league's MVP in basketball and football, and in high school I won three state championships. I've always been a winner because I'm in an environment where I know how to win. During my seven years in Cleveland, I had some good times and great moments, like leading the team to the NBA Finals when I was 22 years old. In a game in Detroit, I scored 25 points and scored 29 points in the last 30. If you look back at our line-up at the time, you think, how is this possible? But at the end of the season, I felt like I had reached my best potential in Cleveland, and it was like squeezing all the juice out of a lemon. I knew that in order to achieve my goals, I had to make choices for my career. At the time, Miami was the best option.

I've spoken to Wade, Bosh, Haslem. Wade and Haslem are already with the Heat, who have won championships and beaten the Dallas Mavericks. They have also experienced a fierce playoff matchup with the Detroit Pistons, with some losses and some wins. Look at the "Big Four" of the Boston Celtics, everyone always says "Big Three", but for some reason, always ignore Rondo, who is actually very good. He makes the team run well, Allen doesn't have to keep the ball, he just roams the perimeter, Pierce is a killer when he receives the ball in certain positions, and Garnett is a mainstay of the defense and can also play alone in the low post. But it all started with the team's tactical philosophy, and Rondo was a key figure in implementing it.

Going to Miami was a challenging experience for me. You know, it was the first time I was away from my hometown, and I was 25 years old. For the first seven years of my time at Cleveland, I actually lived in Akron. So, for 25 years, Akron has been my comfort zone. I drove 30 minutes to Cleveland to play and then back to Akron, and everything was familiar and comfortable. But going to Miami, like I said before, felt like going to college, even though I didn't really go to college. It was a moment for me to leave my hometown and live on my own. In Miami, I learned a lot. We won two championships, made it to the Finals four times, and I won two more MVPs. I will always remember these experiences, it was truly an extraordinary time.

About A-Smith and Wen Fat

A-Smith is now on tour like Taylor Swift. Seriously, I didn't want to respond to this at first, really, I didn't want to respond, and I didn't plan to respond. But now that the video has come out, I feel compelled to respond. That video went viral all over the Internet. If there's one person who can't wait to see that video posted so you can respond, it's you.

Seriously, and he completely misunderstood the point, completely misunderstood. I've never allowed people to talk about the sport, or I don't allow people to criticize a player's performance on the pitch. Your job is to criticize, or rather be in a position to judge. If a player doesn't play well, you can certainly point it out and it's all part of the game. But when you escalate things to the level of personal attacks, I have a responsibility not only to protect my family, but also to protect the other players. I think that's the case with a lot of media people, including him. I knew he would be overjoyed to hear me talking again, and he would be smiling from ear to ear. Oh my goodness, he might come home with some ice cream out of the fridge and sit in a chair on the couch in his white tight panties.

As for Venhorst (who used to be known as James' royal correspondent), this guy is very strange, and he says that he is my best friend or something, which is really outrageous.

About spending $1 million on body care

Where did this come from? However, there is some truth to this assessment. I do care about my body, but I don't know where the $1 million figure came from. But I'm definitely invested in my body and try all kinds of methods, like doing a lot of soft tissue treatments, massages, using hyperbaric oxygen chambers a lot, ice tubs, whatever works to keep me at this competitive level, I'm going to do it. You love the sport. Do you think it's because of your love for basketball? If it weren't for the love and dedication, I wouldn't have been able to maintain this level of competition at this age.

About fake falls

I've really had enough of people telling me for faking a fall for the last five or six years. I'm in the bottom half of the league in free throws per game. They don't give you a whistle, you don't get that superstar treatment. Interestingly, I have a lot of teammates who come to the Lakers and say, "Bro, when I used to play against you, I thought the referee would give you any whistle, and I hated that." But now that I'm your teammate, I realize, oh my God, you don't get the whistle at all." I just said to them, "Hey, don't worry about that, just play well."

About Doncic

He's called "Luca Magician" for a reason. You look at his performance in the game, he's a very good, otherworldly player. At that point, you have to think about it, I can't put myself in his shoes because I've never been traded. But I can understand that feeling.

You've been with a team for seven years and you feel like this is where you want to be and where you feel comfortable. I talked before about how I felt about my comfort zone before I went to Miami. Then, without warning, you're traded. I don't care where you're going or who you're going to partner with, it's definitely a huge shock to you, it's a shock. Even though he was ready to play, I felt it was necessary for me to say those things at that moment. Because he's still the central guy and in order for us to reach our potential, he's got to be who he is, he's got to fit in and we're going to work it out with him. Because we need him to be himself. Of course, I lost a dear friend, a great friend, and a championship teammate, my combination with Anthony Davis, and I miss him so much. But we welcomed the "Luca Magician".

About Brownie and father and son on the same stage

I was in a trance, I wasn't even in a state, I felt like I was fluttering. I can only imagine how Brownie felt at the time, and I don't know, we haven't talked about it yet. But someday we'll talk. I was completely out of shape, I felt like I was going to float to the beams, or maybe my body was at home, watching the game, watching that moment, my whole body was completely immersed in that emotion.

But, oh my God, for me, it's unbelievable to be able to make that dream come true, to be able to turn that idea into reality. My mom, wife, daughter, and young son were there, and I began to think back to what happened to Brownie, who had suffered a cardiac arrest less than a year earlier, and nearly lost his life. It was completely unavoided, a congenital heart defect. Actually, if he wasn't playing sports, if he didn't start getting strong, running fast or something, we might never have worried about that.

About different eras

We should respect every era. We can't say that Wilt [Chamberlain] was great in the sixties and seventies, and he will be great now. In the same way, we can't say that some of the players we have today will be great in the past. That's what it is, respect that era and move on. But every day there is an argument about who is stronger and who is weaker, saying that he is stronger, that he is not that strong, that he is not good. You want to tell me that Giannis (Antetokounmpo) couldn't play NBA games in the 70s? I think he can do it, he can score 250 points a game in the '70s. Physically, I can play at any time.