Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James has previously professed his admiration for Michael Jordan and Allen Iverson but offers even more high praise for the Philadelphia 76ers legend in Lee Jenkins’ “Where are they Now” profile in the latest Sports Illustrated.
“He represented what black kids were all about and he resonated with every inner-city kid in the world who had a struggle,” LeBron James says. “Michael Jordan inspired me, and I looked up to him, but he was out of this world. A.I. was really the god.”
As a member of the Miami Heat, James played Philadelphia in 2013 and was in attendance for Iverson’s retirement ceremony.