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LeBron James is 32, playing the best basketball of his transcendent career. Kevin Durant is 28, expanding his potent game in his first season with the Warriors.
And now, on the NBA’s biggest stage, James and Durant will match up against each other in the Finals starting Thursday night. That’s a rare, precious duel.
“I think to get those two guys against each other in the primes of their careers is something we should all relish and enjoy,” Cavs forward Richard Jefferson said.
“You see their abilities are so different but so dominant — KD with his size and ability to shoot, and the only person you might feel can even guard him is LeBron.