“Before the Cleveland Cavaliers lost Kyrie Irving for the season, before they were a couple of missed shots away from stealing Game 1, LeBron James prophesied to his teammates about the obstacles that would await them in the NBA Finals,” Chris Haynes reports for Cleveland.com. “After two games of this grueling, mind-blowing series with the Golden State Warriors, his teammates have now experienced exactly what James was preaching. Every aspect of his message has come to be.”
“When James concluded his address, he shifted the tone of the meeting to a looser, more casual setting. He arranged for food, music was blasting and he even brought in a barber for players to get haircuts,” Sidibe reports. “The team relaxed and talked about family, the news and just life in general. This was his way of easing any pre-Finals tension they might have had.”
“But before they went their separate ways that night of the meeting, James had another surprise. He gave them all brand new Apple watches,” Sidibe reports. “It was another way of displaying his appreciation for his guys.”
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[Attribution: CNBC. Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz” and “Dan K.” for the heads up.]
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