Brian Windhorst on LeBron James: 'He didn’t like the way ESPN handled the fallout from The Decision'
Brian Windhorst joined the latest episode of the Awful Announcing Podcast, which will be released in its entirety Friday, June 9. During the interview, Windhorst was asked about joining ESPN and moving to Miami after LeBron took his talents to South Beach, and whether there was animosity from the local journalists who were already on the Heat beat. “There was animosity from LeBron! He was not crazy about it. He didn’t like the way ESPN handled the fallout from The Decision. He felt like he got left alone on an island there,” Windhorst said. “And he really didn’t like the idea of ESPN creating a team of people just to cover the Heat, which was kind of revolutionary at the time, and I was the lead guy on. It was pretty salty the first year.”
Source: Brandon Contes @ Awful Announcing
Source: Brandon Contes @ Awful Announcing
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Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Hey LeBron, how many national championships does OU 🥎 have?
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Hey LeBron, how many national championships does OU 🥎 have?
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Odds for LeBron James’ next team IF he doesn’t return to the Lakers, with the Mavs, Warriors and Suns (interesting) leading the way, via @betonline_ag pic.twitter.com/QtqTLACp6U – 6:22 PM
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NBA Math @NBA_Math
Top postseason TPAs (1974-present)
1. ’18 LeBron James: 223.5
2. ’84 Larry Bird: 202.1
3. ’03 Tim Duncan: 197.4
4. ’19 Kawhi Leonard: 189.7
5. ’12 James: 189.2
6. ’23 Nikola Jokic: 187.5
7. ’91 Michael Jordan: 184.6
8. ’09 James: 182.1
9. ’13 James: 181.6
10. ’90 Jordan: 178.3 pic.twitter.com/z2iTLL7aVQ – 5:47 PM
Top postseason TPAs (1974-present)
1. ’18 LeBron James: 223.5
2. ’84 Larry Bird: 202.1
3. ’03 Tim Duncan: 197.4
4. ’19 Kawhi Leonard: 189.7
5. ’12 James: 189.2
6. ’23 Nikola Jokic: 187.5
7. ’91 Michael Jordan: 184.6
8. ’09 James: 182.1
9. ’13 James: 181.6
10. ’90 Jordan: 178.3 pic.twitter.com/z2iTLL7aVQ – 5:47 PM
Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
“I think Kyrie is staying with the Mavericks.”
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“I think Kyrie is staying with the Mavericks.”
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Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach
Single-season BPM leaders on a Finals run
1991 Michael Jordan (14.6)
2023 NIKOLA JOKIC (13.4)
2018 LeBron James (12.7)
1993 Michael Jordan (11.6)
2016 LeBron James (11.0)
1996 Michael Jordan (10.7)
2020 LeBron James (10.5)
2013 LeBron James (10.4)
2014 LeBron James (10.3) – 4:08 PM
Single-season BPM leaders on a Finals run
1991 Michael Jordan (14.6)
2023 NIKOLA JOKIC (13.4)
2018 LeBron James (12.7)
1993 Michael Jordan (11.6)
2016 LeBron James (11.0)
1996 Michael Jordan (10.7)
2020 LeBron James (10.5)
2013 LeBron James (10.4)
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Micah Adams @MAdamsStatGuy
Yes, Jamal Murray is a superstar.
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Michael Jordan
LeBron James
Steph Curry
Jerry West
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Nikola Jokic
Jamal Murray
The sample size is big enough. He’s undeniably great. – 8:10 AM
Yes, Jamal Murray is a superstar.
Here are all of the players with career playoff averages of 25-5-5 and at least 50 games.
Michael Jordan
LeBron James
Steph Curry
Jerry West
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Nikola Jokic
Jamal Murray
The sample size is big enough. He’s undeniably great. – 8:10 AM
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If CP3 goes to the Lakers then LeBron will have completed the trifecta of playing with his best buddies. pic.twitter.com/zK2oehmpLv – 12:59 AM
Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach
Players to average a 27-5-6 on a Finals run
Jokic (2023)
Murray (2023)
LeBron James (2015, ’17, ’18, ’20)
Stephen Curry (2015, ’17)
Allen Iverson (2001)
Kobe Bryant (2001)
Michael Jordan (1991, ’93)
Larry Bird (1987)
Rick Barry (1975)
John Havlicek (1974)
Jerry West (1969, ’70) – 11:11 PM
Players to average a 27-5-6 on a Finals run
Jokic (2023)
Murray (2023)
LeBron James (2015, ’17, ’18, ’20)
Stephen Curry (2015, ’17)
Allen Iverson (2001)
Kobe Bryant (2001)
Michael Jordan (1991, ’93)
Larry Bird (1987)
Rick Barry (1975)
John Havlicek (1974)
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Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
Dating back to the start of last season, only seven players have averaged at least seven rebounds, four assists, one steal and one made three-pointer per game:
Nikola Jokic,
Joel Embiid,
LeBron James,
Pascal Siakam,
Jayson Tatum,
Luka Doncic,
… and …
Josh Hart – 4:22 PM
Dating back to the start of last season, only seven players have averaged at least seven rebounds, four assists, one steal and one made three-pointer per game:
Nikola Jokic,
Joel Embiid,
LeBron James,
Pascal Siakam,
Jayson Tatum,
Luka Doncic,
… and …
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“All three [basketball IQ’s], off the charts.”
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“All three [basketball IQ’s], off the charts.”
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StatMuse @statmuse
Jokic in Game 3s this playoffs:
24.7 PPG
11.3 RPG
12.3 APG
56.9 FG%
50.0 3P%
Only Magic Johnson and LeBron James have more Game 3 triple-doubles. pic.twitter.com/TJWbTWnUcI – 10:00 AM
Jokic in Game 3s this playoffs:
24.7 PPG
11.3 RPG
12.3 APG
56.9 FG%
50.0 3P%
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LeBron & Kyrie to reunite in..Dallas? 🤔
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LeBron & Kyrie to reunite in..Dallas? 🤔
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Frank Vogel talked about getting a “Ph.D” in coaching personalities with LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the #Lakers. pic.twitter.com/U7J4Z08DJu – 3:23 PM
Frank Vogel talked about getting a “Ph.D” in coaching personalities with LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the #Lakers. pic.twitter.com/U7J4Z08DJu – 3:23 PM
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A quick game of Trade Machine Picasso on #TheMismatch involving Draymond, Kyrie, and LeBron
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So @KingJames to @dallasmavs? Really?
@AlexKennedyNBA turned to the sports books (where they put their $$ where their👄are) who had to take the bet off the board: “We just started getting hammered on the Mavericks & LeBron …”
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So @KingJames to @dallasmavs? Really?
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ClutchPoints: “Chris Paul to the Lakers would shake up the league… We heard LeBron James talking about retirement… But what it did make me realize is that is he losing a little motivation right now? … CP3 would be the missing piece.” — Kendrick Perkins -via Twitter @ClutchPointsApp / June 9, 2023
If, upon learning that future Hall of Fame point guard Chris Paul will soon be set free by the Suns, your mind immediately drifted to the Lakers and his good friend LeBron James, you are not alone. Every NBA exec we spoke to about the situation on Wednesday agreed that the Lakers are the team to watch on Paul. “Lakers first,” one Eastern Conference GM texted. “It’s not definite, a lot can happen. But you’d have to start there. He always had (the) dream of being a Laker (and) playing with LBJ (LeBron James).” -via Heavy.com / June 8, 2023
ESPN Stats & Info: Nikola Jokic has 13 pts, 11 reb & 7 ast so far in the 1st half – his 9th career playoff half with at least 10 pts, 10 reb & 5 ast. Over the last 25 years, the only other players with at least 3 such halves in postseason play are LeBron James & Giannis Antetokounmpo. -via Twitter / June 7, 2023