LeBron James Prepared for Another NBA Championship Run With Cavs (Photo : All NBA Highlights)
Media Day for the 2015-16 season of the Cleveland Cavaliers commenced with LeBron James ready for another shot at winning the NBA championship.
The undisputed leader of the Cavaliers franchise carried the team to the brink of hoisting the Larry O' Brien trophy for the first time before falling short by two wins.
Needless to say, the experience hardened the Cavs and angered them into a focused rage heading into the season.
#Cavs LeBron on losing in the NBA Finals: "It gets worse and worse every single time."
— Chris Fedor (@ChrisFedor) September 28, 2015
Yes it was hard for the Cavs but James says that it was worth it in the end. Of course, he has to consider that 28 other teams didn't even make it to the NBA Finals, let alone the playoffs.
LeBron: "I will take all the pain that comes with competing for a championship."
— Joe Vardon (@joevardon) September 28, 2015
Time heals wounds but for LeBron James but he's still feeling the sting of the loss especially after coming so close to winning it all. Even so, he's more than ready for the season to start.
LJ: "I feel just as healthy as I did my rookie year. I absolutely don't. I could use a couple more months off"
— Rick Noland MG/CT (@RickNoland) September 28, 2015
James knows that he's not getting any younger but he is doing his best to stay in shape for the season ahead of him.
When asked how much he had "left to give of being the best basketball player in the world," he says he doesn't think about it at all.
LJ: "Father Time is undefeated" but still knows he's best player in game
— Rick Noland MG/CT (@RickNoland) September 28, 2015
With regards to improvements in his performance for the upcoming season, James revealed just a hint but wouldn't say which aspect of his already well-rounded game he developed further.
As NBA.com noted, LeBron worked out three times a day and five days a week this September. Beyond that, he alone knows what he has in store for the rest of the league this season.
#Cavs LeBron on whether he did anything special this summer: "I didn't do nothing as crazy as I did last summer (diet). I feel pretty good."
— Chris Fedor (@ChrisFedor) September 28, 2015
One thing is for sure, though, James' mindset will be the same when he and the Miami Heat approached the 2012 season after losing to the Dallas Mavericks in the previous Finals.
LJ on losing in finals 1st yr with Heat: "We were very angry. Every team we played knew it"
— Rick Noland MG/CT (@RickNoland) September 28, 2015
The NBA better be ready because an angry LeBron James is going to be unstoppable. We have the 2011-12 NBA season to remind us what that means-an NBA regular season and Finals MVP for the King and an NBA championship for the Miami Heat.
The city of Cleveland hopes that the same result will hold true for their Cavaliers come June, with the King back on his throne for the first time in his hometown.
