Here’s a side-by-side comparison:
That settles it. The Balls vs. ‘Bron beef is on. Nike vs. Big Baller Brand.
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Pump your brakes, fam.
What if LeBron isn’t quite that petty? What if he, as a basketball historian, was paying homage to former Chicago center Bill Cartwright, who manned the middle for the Bulls during their first Michael Jordan-led 3-peat? Certainly, the 32-year-old James, who grew up on ’90s hoops, remembers Cartwright’s horrific way of hoisting up free throws and baseline jumpers.
Heck, for all we know, James could’ve been mocking Hornets wing Michael Kidd-Gilchrist’s shot. It’s among the ugliest ever, too.
