LeBron: I have nothing left to prove in the NBA

If LeBron James' NBA career was to suddenly end today, his place in the annals of basketball history would forever be secure on the back of one of the greatest runs we've ever seen.

"What else do I have to prove?" James asked following the Cleveland Cavaliers' 115-94 victory over the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre on Friday night, according to Cleveland.com's Joe Vardon.

"Seriously, what else would I have? I've won championships, I won my first one and I've won for my teammates, I came home and won. There isn't anything I have left to prove."

Even at 32 years of age and with 14 seasons of mileage on his body, James continues to show no signs of slowing down - a scary notion for 14 other teams in the Eastern Conference patiently biding their time until The King's play eventually starts heading on a downward trajectory.

James' list of accolades since entering the league as the first overall pick in the 2003 draft is seemingly endless: Three championships paired with three Finals MVPs, four regular-season MVPs, 13 All-Star appearances, two All-Star Game MVPs, 10 appearances on the All-NBA first team, two on the second team, a scoring title in 2008, the Rookie of the Year award in 2004, and five All-Defensive first team nods.

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He played 40 minutes in Cleveland's win over Toronto on Friday, finishing with a line of 35 points (13 in the fourth quarter), eight rebounds, seven assists, and a steal on 9-of-16 shooting from the field with a plus-19 rating. The Cavaliers are a perfect 7-0 this postseason, with James' numbers across the board a reflection of his dominance: 34.3 points per game, 56.6 percent from the field, 48.6 percent from 3-point range, nine rebounds, 7.3 assists, 2.4 steals, and 1.6 blocks with a player efficiency rating of 32.2.

James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for second on the all-time playoff scoring list Wednesday, and needs another 175 to tie Michael Jordan for the top spot, which he'll certainly reach if the Cavaliers make their way back to the Finals for a third year in a row.

He's been on the record as saying that chasing the "ghost" of Jordan is one of his current motivations. That desire to topple His Airness is still there, but James admits his own appetite for greatness and cementing his own legacy is what's most important to him.

"(M)y passion for this game is so huge, it's enormous, and my desire to be great is ridiculous," he said. "My desire to be great, to be great at this game I love so much, that trumps everything else."