LAKE BUENA VISTA (AP) — LeBron James wants to beat the Miami Heat. The Miami Heat want to beat LeBron James.
These shouldn’t be surprising notions to anyone, not with a title at stake. Those looking for more acrimony than that, well, they may be disappointed.
The NBA Finals start Wednesday night and the James vs. Miami storyline is shaping up as little more than a meeting of the mutual admiration society, albeit with a championship at stake. James is looking to bring the Los Angeles Lakers back to basketball’s mountaintop for the first time since 2010 and the Heat are looking to cap a surprising season with their fourth crown.