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Is this the season that LeBron “The Dauphin” James finally takes the throne abdicated by Michael “The King” Jordan’s second retirement a decade ago?
It’s been almost two decades since Jordan’s Bulls dynasty broke through with the first of six NBA titles. At the time, there were still questions about whether a team with one dominant force like Jordan could get past seemingly more balanced teams in Portland, Boston and Los Angeles. With the perspective of history, those questions now seem absurd.
Perhaps because of the path Jordan blazed through the 1990s no one really asks whether James can win a title. They only ask how long it’s going to take.
This could be the season.
The Cavaliers just completed a dominant regular season. They lost only two home games — one in their finale when James and other regulars sat out.
The path won’t be easy for James. The East features three of the league’s top four teams. If Cleveland can run that gantlet, a showdown with a hungry and talented Lakers squad likely awaits and the potential James-Kobe Bryant matchup that already has television executives drooling on their lape