DENVER: I will never question LeBron James’ toughness, even as he questioned his team’s Wednesday night.
I understand that at age 32, the four-time league Most Valuable Player must conserve his energy, must ramp up his effort through each level of the playoffs, must be at his peak if he reaches his seventh consecutive NBA Finals.
But in one regard I am torn. Can the Cavaliers fix their struggling defense without a better example than the one the best player in the world set against the Denver Nuggets? Or was James sending a message that with 12 games remaining, it’s time to man-up, both literally and figuratively?