LeBron on Dirk: “I think he’s the greatest international player ever. I put him right there with Manu… That boy was cold man. Dirk was cold. He revolutionized what a stretch 4 big could look like.”
by TheRealPdGaming
@National Basketball Association
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Hakeem is easily the greatest international player of all time
Hakeem?
Hakeem shakes head in disapproval.
in before people take this shit literally like it’s not an off-the-cuff comment in a press conference
Y’all are gonna say Hakeem and yes Lebron should have said Hakeem but my logic is that Lebron actually faced Dirk in the finals and played against him throughout his career. Of course he’s going to say Dirk.
Guys he never played against Hakeem probably just forgot
Hakeem, Dirk, Nash, then Manu (not including active players)
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Samuel Dalembert is laughing right now !!!
For people saying Hakeem,Let’s be real when people think of international players they think euros. Not saying it’s right but that the reality
Dirk was tough .. (remembers that 2011 finals ) .. for sure.
People are focused about him putting Dirk over Hakeem and not that he said he could put Dirk right there with *manu* what the hell lmao
Manu getting the respect he deserves. Thank you very much
Maybe LeBron is a fierce traditionalist of the international player definition and cut hakeem from the books for playing for team USA.
Rocket fans about to be big mad in here
i’m just glad Manu gets his respect from players that actually played against him
i get so tired of the people who only see the stats and are like tony was better than him
Do you think saying Dirk was cold is alluding to him and wade making fun of Dirk for having a cold then getting soundly beaten by him in the finals?
After bron witnessed 2011 finals, I don’t blame lebron for this
I love Manu but the fuck you mean Dirk is right up there with Manu
Lebron: “Dirk was cold”
Also Lebron: “Dirk doesn’t have a cold”
Dirk is the reason stretch 4s are throwing 15 ft’ers.
*cough cough*
Don’t forget Lebron & Wade mocked Dirk in the 2011 NBA Finals:
https://youtu.be/LoOXKha7uL4
I am Argentinian and I love Manu.
He was special.
Calling Dirk a stretch 4 like he’s Davis Bertans…
Love this from bron!
He’s giving the man his props. Not that deep lol.
/r/NBA be like:
“I can’t believe Lebron would do the legacy of Johnny Jorgensen of the Chicago Stags like this!”
I’d take Dirk over Manu any day.
Love Manu but he ain’t on Dirk’s level. C’mon now. 0 chance Manu could have led a team to a title like Dirk did, or carry a franchise to what, 10 50-win seasons, and 3 60-win seasons?