On Thursday night, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers took on Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns in an exciting early-season matchup.James and Durant have a weird relationship Never played with each other Due to various injuries and other circumstances, Lakers and Suns fans have had great expectations for this game for five years.
Before the game, Durant himself had some lofty praise for his old nemesis James.
“I’m looking forward to playing against arguably the best player of all time,” Durant said on the NBA’s official account on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
LeBron James and Kevin Durant have faced off multiple times in different playoffs during their respective illustrious NBA careers. The first such meeting occurred in 2012, when James’ Miami Heat defeated Durant’s Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals. Durant then exacted revenge on James when the Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in back-to-back NBA Finals in 2017 and 2018.
Durant isn’t the only one who thinks James becomes the greatest player of all time during his NBA career. The kid from Akron has won four championships, four MVPs and most recently became the NBA’s all-time scoring leader, in addition to playing basketball in more than 20 seasons since being drafted No. 1 overall in 2003. Received several other honors.
James and Durant’s rivalry over the years has only seemed to increase the mutual respect between the two greatest players of all time.