“LeBron James ruined basketball”: Iman Shumpert generated controversy over “The King”, his former partner
Shumpert was on the Cleveland team that reached the title in the 2016.
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Iman Shumpert opened a debate that may be eternal in the NBA: loyalty to a team, virtue for some, romanticism for others, which seems to be in extinction. During an interview, the former NBA champion with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016, noted that LeBron James , his former partner, “ ruined basketball ”when he went to the Miami Heat in 2010.
“ Bron knows he ruined basketball. He thought he was doing better, I get it. Personally, I love the NBA because of the loyalty that I believed there was. He knocked down the fourth wall , ”said Shumpert, who has played for five teams throughout 10 NBA action seasons.
“Bron knows he ruined basketball. He thought he was making it better, i get it. Me personally, I love the NBA for the loyalty that I thought was there. He basically knocked the fourth wall down. “
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Your comments they sparked the debate instantly. First, many misinterpreted the words of Shumpert, who later clarified that he did not say it in a bad way, and that also praised LeBron during practically the entire interview . Then the loyalty debate became viral again.
LeBron James left the Cleveland Cavaliers after seven seasons to join Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh on the Miami Heat, forming a “super team” that was hated by many, and who managed to win two NBA titles in four years .
It was one of the most controversial movements ever. But not the only one. Years later, the most notorious was Kevin Durant’s departure from the Oklahoma City Thunder to join the Golden State Warriors. KD also won two rings during his time with GSW.
Shumpert , explaining his point, he notes that he would have liked LeBron never left Cleveland, and imagine what the conversation would be like about whether “The King” is the best player in history if Exactly what he says would have happened.
We will never know but boy would I have liked to see how y ‘ all woulda treated dude had he never left. And if he won. Then I wonder how the convo for the goat would change. I wish I could hit “simulate” on 2k https://t.co/c5WtuTDhc8— Iman. (@imanshumpert) December 21, 2021
The truth is that James returned home for the season 2014 / 15, and did not leave without first celebrating a title in Cleveland, which was achieved after a historic comeback to the Golden State Warriors. Iman Shumpert was directly witnessed, as she was on the champion team that achieved what seemed impossible.
Controversy will always exist, but the facts will not change. At the end of the day, Shumpert applauded James’s intelligence numerous times, describing him as an “athletic and business-minded” mind.
