OAKLAND, Calif. — LeBron James sat at his locker in the visiting locker room at Oracle Arena, his head bobbing side to side and to and fro as music flowed through his black and red Beats.
As always, both knees were wrapped in ice, and both feet were soaking in a blue ice bucket. As he found this moment of solace, this rare peaceful oasis in the middle of a massive storm that surrounds him, James' eyes darted around the room. He didn't say a word.
Assistant coach Jim Boylan walked by and patted James' right leg.