OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Right near the start Saturday, LeBron James faced a question about whether his legacy might be riding on Game 7 of these NBA Finals.
“No,” he said, straight-faced.
He got asked, more than once, about carrying the burden of a championship-starved city in his native Northeast Ohio, and how he promised to bring a title to Cleveland when he came home two years ago following a successful four-year stint in Miami.
Nah, he can’t have that on his mind in a moment of this magnitude.
“It’s an opportunity for us to do something special,” James said matter-of-factly.