LeBron James acknowledged that the Cleveland Cavaliers won’t be at full strength at the beginning of the season but insisted the team nevertheless will have enough talent on the floor early on that he won’t have to put the squad entirely on his shoulders.
“I will lead this team, but I don’t have to carry it,” James said Wednesday at Cleveland’s shootaround, via ESPN. “We have enough guys until all our guys get here.
“Until Kyrie [Irving] and Tristan [Thompson] and [Iman Shumpert] is ready, we have enough guys that will all help. It’s not about me carrying the team and that nature.