James s words completely exposed the real gap with Jordan, and the God of Basketball never explains it!

James is accepting "Champion Culture" (Ring) Culture) made a point during an interview: "I don't understand why in our sport, 'Is there a championship', it's so much to talk about, as if that's the ultimate standard of everything? Tell me, Iverson, Barkley, Nash - aren't they incredible to him? Just because they didn't win the championship, they can't be compared with those with rings? It's like saying that Payton Manning can't sit in the same room with Brady or Mahomes, just because he only has a Super Bowl ring. Or you want to tell me Dan Marino Not the greatest passer in history? Barry Bonds has never won the World Series, but you can't sit here and tell me that he is not the greatest baseball player in history. Jerry West has played in the finals nine times in 9 years and won only one championship, but he is the logo of the league! You tell me now that because he only won one championship, he can't sit in the same room with those who have won two, three, and four? Why can't he? He is a symbol of our league! "

Why James wants to talk about this?

An obvious question is: Don't LeBron already have four championship rings? ** Shouldn't you be the beneficiary of "Ring Culture"?

But why does he still resist the logic of "champion first" so much?

The answer is simple, because even if you have four championships, you can't stop you from being scrutinized forever in "second place".

He won two consecutive championships, and people said that "it's not as good as Jordan in three consecutive games";

He achieved a Cavaliers' comeback, and people said that "it depends on luck, Irving";

He became the historical scoring champion, and people said that "it was won in the regular season."

He is one of the most stable and comprehensive players in history, but he has never been able to gain the "mythical" worship of the fans - that kind of Jordan-style, Kobe-style, unreasonable likes.

So, when James gives examples, defends and fights back in social media or interviews again and again, what we see is actually a veteran fighting historical narrative.

Why is James not as "divine" as Jordan and Kobe?

This is worth analyzing.

First of all, the greatness of Jordan and Kobe is based on the background of "lonely heroism". Their story is straight:

"I am the chosen son of God, and I crush everything with my will and murderous aura."

And what about James? His career has been panoramic, team-oriented and strategic from the beginning. In the early days, the Cavaliers failed to "lead the team single-core" so they joined the Heat giant

and returned to Cleveland in the later stage, using a perfect script to turn the tables

and then went to the Lakers to continue to chase the championship. The choices are incomparable, but they are too rational, too actuarial, and too "romantic".

James is like a documentary with fine polishing works, while Jordan and Kobe are more like passionate animations that make people's bloody.

Who is James competing with now?

competes with the comment section, competes with history, and competes with myself.

You can hear that the examples he gave in this interview are all "uncrowned kings": Iverson, Barkley, Nash, Marino, Barry Bonds, Jerry West...

These people are not the same as him, but he took the initiative to "benchmark" himself, saying: Don't deny my historical status just because I didn't win the sixth championship.

But the question is: Is anyone really denying him?

—In fact, it doesn't. Everyone is just saying, "You haven't reached Jordan's height."

What James wants is never just a compliment of "the second in history". What he wants is "you are the only GOAT", not one of the GOATs.

What do I think?

I always feel that James is the most "high-demand" superstar in NBA history.

Other superstars make mistakes, and some people wash them; even if James publishes a children's book, some people will feel sorry for him and "not attentive".

He won, but he was not "ruthless" enough;

He lost, and was immediately "beaten back to his original form".

He is the least loved person in NBA history but the hardest to win respect.

That's why he used logic, data, and examples again and again to try to convince the whole world: "I am not defined by rings."

But unfortunately, the more he explained, the less people bought it.

Because true "historical status" has never been achieved through struggle. Jordan, Kobe, Duncan, never explained, they only left myths and silence.

Summary: This is LeBron's fate, and his greatest tragedy and achievements

You may not like James, but you cannot deny that he is one of the representatives of the evolution of the sport of basketball.

He may not be the "greatest" in your heart, but he is definitely the "most comprehensive" and may also be the "most tiring one".

He is not cool enough, but he is too real.

He is not godly enough, but he is very human.

Sometimes, becoming "the great player who looks the most like an ordinary person" is the most difficult path.