With every otherworldly LeBron James performance – which now come on a near nightly basis this time of year – the greatest of all time debate just gets murkier and murkier.
There simply aren’t any adjectives left in our language to describe a game like he had against the Celtics on Friday night facing elimination in Game 6, finishing with 46 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists and knocking down clutch shot after clutch shot to keep the Cavs’ championship hopes alive.
And that last part is key. LeBron hit back-to-back dagger threes with just over two minutes remaining to put the game out of reach for good, and his play in the fourth quarter of games this postseason, combined with his two game-winning buzzer-beaters, should once and for all put to rest any lingering doubt about his abilities in the clutch.
Anyone watching him closely over the years understands those doubts have been dramatically overstated, so it was vindicating for LeBron to hear a reporter acknowledge his career resume in crunch-time situations after his Game 6 performance on Friday night.
LeBron James so grateful for a reporter saying he has been "clutch his whole career" pic.twitter.com/hpGXHjVVYG
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) May 26, 2018
“I appreciate you saying I’ve been clutch my whole career,” LeBron said. “There’s not many like you, I tell you. Either you’re being very kind because it’s National Wine Day, or I love Brazil, or I don’t know what it is right now, but…”
It is, quite frankly, long overdue that the rest of the world acknowledge LeBron’s greatness when a game, a series, or championship is on the line because to argue otherwise is nothing but a fool’s folly.
And after what he did in Game 6 on Friday, let’s hope he goes home and enjoys a nice full pour of his favorite vintage (as long as it’s not that swill D-Wade is peddling) to celebrate before he turns his attention to yet another career-defining game on Sunday.
