[Norman Powell] “Lebron James had our number every single year… it was night night. He was calling our plays out. There was a play when he told my teammate what to do, cause the teammate was looking over to the bench asking what the play was…”
by AashyLarry
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I would give more credit for this if the 4th Raptors didn’t also get swept by the 5th seed Wizards
or the 3rd seed Raptors losing to the 6th seed Nets
they were just an ass playoff team
LeBronto haunts my dreams
I like that we get all these otherwise mythical LeBron stories in real time and all well-documented, so you won’t have people in a few decades wondering how legit they all are like with Wilt or even Larry Bird.
“You’re supposed to cut”
“What oh oka-“
“And then y’all losing in 6 this year cus I want to get the boys some extra practice in this year”
Pls no
Some players really got no shame talking about being cooked like this lol. This why those raps teams never did anything, the games were already lost mentally before they even played
LeBrainiac
LeBron James has always been a dominant force, and it’s no surprise he had our number every year. His basketball IQ and ability to read the game are second to none. It’s just a testament to his greatness.
Love how these podcasts are just a therapy session for lebron trauma
Hes changing the story a bit… Lebron was telling him (Norman Powell) what to do, not a teammate.
Also shows how trash Casey was.
The anecdote about LeBron telling the Toronto player what to do has been told so many times we should know the player and we should have video of it by now
That is Larry Bird level of trash talk .
This LeBron’s Docuserie is going to be long when he’s all done. There’s so much nightmare stories from what he did to the raptors, pacers, Boston and many more.
LeBrain is GOATed.
“My rookie year was our best year against Lebron, we took him to 6.”
Holy fuck Lebronto was truly different.
so LeBronto was a real thing lol
LeBronto was something else. His play was just incomprehensible to describe
This is why he’s better than Jordan…..yes I said it.
This is why the 2014 Spurs were so impressive. The only way to beat that Heat team was to keep passing and have some element of freestyle to the scheme. It’s also why the Warriors found so much success. You could not easily scheme around the theory of Curry dropping bombs from half court.
So it’s definitely sad for Toronto but I’ll give them props for being one of the teams to consistently meet Bron in the playoffs. I would say “challenge” him but uhh…. Not really.
LeBron doesn’t get talked about as one of the all-time great trashtalkers, but having him call out yours plays and actively coach you into running those plays correctly has to be the most demoralizing shit ever as an opponent.
I am glad for Lebronto though. We wouldn’t have won a title without that humiliation.
DeMar told this same story on [Old Man and the 3](https://youtu.be/VdAnGr3z9vE?t=93). It’s getting the point that every player on that Toronto team needs to tell their version so we know it wasn’t them that LeBron was talking to
If LeBron played baseball they’d ban him for stealing plays
“LeBron is soft and noone fears him” – Jordan fans
bron definitely had an informant on that joint
LeBron James is everyone’s father
That Bron documentary gonna be Epic
I think this shows how serious and how much LeBron James cares about the NBA basketball product. Why not take advantage if the player doesn’t know the play?
If I’m not mistaken I remember Bron pulling Norman Powell back on the court cause he thought he was subbed and the raptors were about to get a tech and Lebron noticed and saved their team from a free point at the line.
Did the player he told where to go actually listen to Lebron ? Or he confirmed with the coach /bench before moving
I’m in Toronto. Those ‘LeBronto’ years were tough to watch. Although, LeBronto was the catalyst that put the Kawhi trade in motion so his domination of the Raptors was a good thing in hindsight.
No wonder LeBron and Rondo won a ring together.
For however long it was LeBron ran the Eastern conference when he left it was like the gates opening for every other teams lol. Just one guy leaving that was nuts.
Heck whatever it is it has been helping PG clear his mind and focus this season.