With two-time champ and four-time MVP LeBron James on the verge of his seventh straight trip to the NBA Finals, much of the sports radio talk has inevitably turned to the Cavaliers star's place in the annals of NBA greats.
That's exactly what Hall of Famer Charles Barkley discussed during his stop on the Cowlishaw & Dennis Show on KESN-FM 103.3 (ESPN Dallas) on Tuesday. As that conversation turned to the habit of many star players forming superteams in the today's NBA, Barkley took the opportunity to praise Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki.
"One of the reasons I respect Dirk Nowitzki, can you imagine if Dirk Nowitzki had left the Mavs and kind of cheated his way to a championship?