Спортын шинжээчид Леброн Жеймсийг Голдэн Стэйт Уорриорс руу биш, харин хуучин баг руугаа нэгдэх магадлалтай гэж үзэж байна.
ESPN-ийн сэтгүүлч Шамс Чараниягийн мэдээлснээр Леброн Жеймс ирээдүйн багийн сонголтоороо Голдэн Стэйт Уорриорс-ыг бус, Майами, Кливлэнд болон Филадельфиаг илүүд үзэж байна. Баруун бүсийн багуудын удирдлагууд ч түүнийг зүүн бүс рүү буцах болов уу хэмээн таамаглаж байгаа бөгөөд Кливлэнд Кавалиерс энэ өрсөлдөөнд тэргүүлж байгаа аж.
Хэрэв Леброн Жеймс Голдэн Стэйт Уорриорс-д нэгдвэл энэ нь түүний карьерын хамгийн их маргаан дагуулсан шийдвэр болох юм. Тэрээр Стивен Керритэй хамтран тоглох сонирхолтой байж болох ч энэ нь бодит амьдралаас илүүтэй видео тоглоомын хувилбар мэт санагдаж байна.
Леброн Жеймс өөр баг сонгосон тохиолдолд хөгжөөн дэмжигчдийн зүгээс тийм ч их эсэргүүцэлтэй тулгарахгүй. Ялангуяа Кливлэнд Кавалиерс руу эргэн ирэх нь түүхэн утгаараа хамгийн төгс төгсгөл гэж олон хүн үзэж байна. Жеймс шийдвэрээ удахгүй зарлахаа амласан тул хөгжөөн дэмжигчид албан ёсны мэдээллийг хүлээх л үлдлээ.
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It’s all of our biggest fear. Could LeBron James duck another return to the Cleveland Cavaliers in favor of the Golden State Warriors?
ESPN’s Shams Charania seems doubtful.
In what has been an endless loop of reporting, Charania provided yet another update on James’ desires for his next team. The latest? James is still favoring a handful of teams over the Warriors.
“[The Warriors] are, to my knowledge, behind other teams such as Miami, Cleveland, and Philadelphia,” Charania said on ESPN today.
This tracks with what we’ve previously heard. It was reported earlier this week that multiple Western Conference execs believe LeBron is headed East. Marc Stein says that many of these execs feel that Cleveland is the ‘scenario to beat’ in chasing LeBron.
That should speak for itself.
Joining the Warriors would be the most controversial thing James could do this summer (in terms of basketball). There is no other team in the association that has been a bigger rival or cost him more titles. Choosing to end his career with the franchise that will be remembered as his greatest foe would be quite the decision.
There’s natural interest in teaming up with Stephen Curry. The two were a dynamic duo in the 2024 Olympic Games and would be finishing their careers with a bang. Yet, that scenario feels like something you’d accept in NBA 2K. Not real life. Most fans outside of California would feel conflicted watching James in a Golden State jersey.
James wouldn’t face much backlash if he joined any other team. He already has a relationship with Miami and there’s relatively zero animosity between him and Philadelphia. Both fan bases would welcome him with open arms, and neutral fans would mostly accept his decision.
Of course, Cleveland is the overwhelming favorite from a narrative perspective. Call me biased — but I don’t see how a final homecoming can be topped by any other scenario. This is the storybook ending that’s been discussed for years.
We won’t know the answer for some time still. Though James recently promised that he wouldn’t leave us hanging much longer. Until then, we can only scroll social media and wait for more updates.
