LeBron on Warriors backlash: 'I can see it from both sides'
LeBron James said last week that he didn't see anything unfair about how the Golden State Warriors came together.
But in actuality, James is just keeping his real feelings hidden until a more opportune time. All the King would concede for now is that he did see why the Warriors - who added Kevin Durant to a 73-win team - would face backlash for being overpowered.
"I can see it from both sides," James said Sunday, via ASAP Sports. "Not going to exactly give you my opinion on how I can see it from both sides.
"I will at some point in my career. I'm not at that point right now because I know what I say kind of gets - people take it the wrong way. So I have my opinion on how people see it from both sides, and I have pretty good knowledge about it. So a few years from now I'll tell you how I really feel about the whole situation."
Slamming the Warriors' roster construction would be a tough position for James to hold since many point to the Big Three of Miami as the starting point for superstars clustering. Durant himself said he was following James' lead, and James agreed that he would try to sign everyone if and when he becomes a team owner in the future.
But the situations aren't the same. James left a mediocre Cavs roster to form a completely revamped team in Miami, whereas Durant hopped on an established Warriors side that eliminated his OKC squad from the playoffs last season. The Warriors were one victory short of winning back-to-back titles even before absorbing their toughest opponent in the Western Conference.
Pointing out these key differences in their career choices could make James look hypocritical in the moment, especially in his capacity as vice president of the National Basketball Players Association, so he's staying silent for now. But his real thoughts will come out eventually.
"But they're a great team," James said. "They're assembled as good as you can be as a professional team, and they're on a quest to win a championship. You can respect that."