1. I know people like to pick on LeBron James, but can the criticism at least make sense?
Last week, on James’s podcast with JJ Redick, Mind the Game Pod, Redick opened up the show with an NBA Finals discussion by saying this:
“The one guy we haven’t talked about, by the way, is Kyrie Irving. To me, he’s like the ultimate x-factor in all of this because when he has it going, it takes Dallas to a whole other level. It offsets Luka [Dončić] not being at his best. It offsets a bad shooting performance. It offsets a great defensive performance against him, if Kyrie has it going.