Celtics legend Paul Pierce has a reason why he thinks LeBron James is about to make his 10th NBA Finals appearance.
During ESPN’s “NBA Countdown” on Friday, Pierce, who is one of the show’s analysts, made the claim that players in the league today are scared of James.
“Players today are scared of LeBron,” Pierce said during one the show’s segments discussing the Lakers’ Western Conference Finals series against the Nuggets. “If they see LeBron standing in front of them, fear’s chasing. I know this. You know, my era is out of the league. We weren’t afraid of LeBron.