While James and the Cavaliers face an uphill battle to win the 2018 NBA Finals versus the best team in basketball, maybe LeBron can become just the second player in history to win Finals MVP on a losing team. They’ve proven they can win on someone else’s floor, no matter if it’s through adversity as people may call it like when they were going through the Rockets series or whatever the case may be.” “This is the last team in the world you want to relax against. ![]() “Just because we’re going home doesn’t mean we can relax,” James said. The future Hall-of-Fame forward spoke of the need for the Cavaliers to have a sense of urgency as they travel to Quicken Loans Arena to host their first home game of the Finals, via the Associated Press: With all of that being said, the Cavaliers currently face their toughest task to date as they trail the Finals 2-0 versus the Golden State Warriors. Outside of the Boston Celtics of the 1960's, no player in NBA history has ever advanced to the Finals in eight consecutive years. In spite of all of the drama, the midseason trades and the struggles, the Cavaliers are back in the NBA Finals and LeBron is in the championship series for the eighth consecutive season. If it wasn't for the Cleveland Cavaliers' lackluster record at 50-32 and merely notching the fourth seed in the East, LeBron would probably be line to win his fifth MVP award this year. The 33-year-old veteran averaged 27.5 points, 8.6 boards and 9.1 assists per game while converting on 54.2 percent of his field goal attempts and 36.7 percent of his three-point attempts during the 2017-18 season. The Philadelphia 76ers' Allen Iverson was on the cover for five straight years during the beginning of the 2K series from 2000 until 2004.ĭespite being in his 15th season, James has turned in arguably his greatest season to date. This will mark just the second time in the NBA 2K series that an athlete has marked the cover on multiple occasions during his playing career. ![]() Our trailer is here for the 20th Anniversary Edition of #NBA2K19 featuring cover athlete Pre-order now to play 4 days early starting September 7th /cflZi7FNtC It will mark the first time James has been on the cover of an NBA 2K game since he was on the cover of NBA 2K14 as a member of the Miami Heat.Īnd unlike yesterday, we now actually have a video trailer to accompany the actual game, courtesy of 2K's Twitter account: Your cover athlete for NBA 2K19 has been officially revealed.Īs I covered yesterday in article, LeBron James will be the cover athlete of the 20th Anniversary edition of NBA 2K19.
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