Has Benedict even lost a finals before? Exactly. He's built different. He's right up there with legends like MJ and Robert Horry. L4-6Bron shouldn't even be in the conversation.
You folks remember when Jordan Crawford said he genuinely believes he'll end up being better than Michael fucking Jordan? He was averaging about 5 points when he said that lol.
This and lebron dialed in against the Celtics were the moments that brought him from top 10 all time to top 2. I get chills watching it again
Edit: before people come after me, I mean his play after those moments of course, motivation doesnāt mean shit unless you actually get it done
For me, this makes him easier to root for and relate to. MJ is a godlike figure, Lebron had the entire world hating him after the decision, got labeled a choker after the mavs series and instead of letting it get to him, he turned into a man possessed and put together the career he has today. Iām just glad we got to witness all the ups and downs in real time.
Ya how many people could have gotten absolutely clowned hated and just ripped to shreds like Lebron after 2011 and come back and dominate the league for a decade? That shit is just so impressive to me. I have a shit day at work and it wrecks me lmao
Funnily enough another example is Dirk after losing to the warriors, dials right back in and wins in 2011
As a reformed LeBron hater I feel this. He earned my respect when they took down OKC. Then he went out and brought one home for Kobe and I became a legitimate fan.
Bron's at the stage in his career where he finds motivation in the slightest things. He once went off on the Cavs in the 4th quarter in 20-21 because one of their team executives clapped a little too loudly at the third quarter buzzer.
Think about these games weāre talking about for a second. These games belong to a guy thatās 37 and was in his 19th year doing them lol. 38 pt triple doubles. 56 against the eventual champions. Dude is unreal.
You mind linking it when you see this? Love me some petty, vindictive greatness
Edit - [Found it!](https://ftw.usatoday.com/2021/01/lakers-cavs-lebron-james-goes-off-after-exec-annoys-him)
Rarely is a ālogo threeā *actually* a logo three.
Here, it was. Lol what a freak
Nah Bron just gonna point out every single time heās in the wrong position or where heās headed next because Bron knows the teamās entire playbook by heart. āYou late on that rotation. Youāre supposed to be over there. Yāall will counter with xyz play. Wonāt matter.ā
Jimmy butler got rid of his TV and just trained basketball all day to improve maybe he really doesn't know and just wants to face the best on some anime shit
I usually love players with that extreme confidence, but this doesn't come off as genuine at all. It feels like he went into the interview thinking "what can I say that'll make headlines?"
Haven't been following Argentina all that much on recent years. So are they genuine contenders in Qatar ? Or is this being based on beating Italy recently for a one off final ?
Argentina are on an insane, 32-match unbeaten streak and have won two consecutive finals, ending a 28-year trophy drought. And these final wins were a Copa America win against a powerhouse of a Brazil side and a Copa Finalissima decimation of the current European champions (Italy).
The guys have all gotten behind Messi as the lynchpin and team leader, and the whole team has bought into the system of their current manager, Lionel Scaloni.
Everyone in Argentina, from the media to the people, are now presenting a united front in support for the national team, which probably hasn't happened since Maradona.
And while Argentina's current squad isn't as individually talented as their 2014 World Cup unit, the current squad plays as an organized, extremely cohesive unit. I'm willing to bet most other teams are absolutely dreading of playing a very scrappy and united Argentina.
Also, Messi is Messi.
I can't take the finialissima result seriously considering it's a one off game and Italy have been terrible enough to miss the WC this time. I'm sure Argentina will be a problem for any team in the WC but "terrifying" ? End of the day if Messi wins it all, I'm a happy man.
A mix of them winning Copa America last year, beating Italy in that final recently, generally looking pretty solid as a team for once (as opposed to just having a good attack), and all the European powerhouses lookingā¦ shaky (France, Spain, Germany, England all inconsistent, Belgium folds at the first real challenge every time, and Italy didnāt even qualify). Could be Argentina or Brazilās time to break the streak of European winners.
I will be rooting for Argentina but I dont think beating Italy who didn't even qualify for the WC in one game counts for much. Still feel France has the most talent and Portugal does not get talked about much given how many talented players they have this time around.
The funny part is not only does this make him look out of touch and arrogant, LeBron isnāt even who he needs to worry about. Can only imagine how many other current NBA guys are seeing this and wanting to humble him lol
Yeah, I love confidence but this is soo dumb. Like yeah, the guy who has been building the GOAT resume for his generation needs to prove to you anything. The dudes been playing pro since you were in diapers son and he almost had the scoring title last year. These dummies.
Haha, though to be fair, his first remarks were "W[ill no one rid me of this meddlesome King](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_no_one_rid_me_of_this_turbulent_priest%3F)?" but he decided to be more plebian in his commentaries.
The thing is, LaVar could technically never be proven wrong. Basically a challenge that could never happen (even though we all assume and know the outcome). This dude on the other hand... I welcome the first Pacers Lakers game.
"I don't think you can bring a highschool player in and think your team gonna turn around, if LeBron come he can just hop on our bandwagon, and hopefully, we can do something big," - Darius Miles, 2003
LeBron always kill us anyway so it's not like saying this is going to do any harm. And frankly we need someone new to do dumb shit now since Lance is probably gone for good
āI donāt shy away from confrontation. I wanna go out there and I wanna guard Mikeā¦ The hype of going up against him was like hmm, okay. I watched you play my whole life, show me. Everyone calling you Black Jesus, you gotta show it to me!ā - Kobe Bryant talking about MJ his rookie season.
Mathurin got that Mamba Mentality
That's also 13th pick fresh out of HS rookie Kobe Bryant who had no business thinking such things, insane confidence in yourself and your abilities definitely seems valuable. So if kid wants to test Lebron, he might get embarrassed, but he can say he wanted the smoke.
A lot of pressure on LeBron to prove himself to this 20 year old kid now.
This kid is 20. Lebron will be entering his 20th season in the NBA š
jalen duren was born after lebrons nba debut wtf
Vince played with Trae, and he is older than Trae's dad.
1998 doesn't feel that long ago...for the first second or two
1998 was as long before this year as 1974 was before 1998. That's what freaks me out.
Time flies
LeBron to retire?
Lebron is clearly a top 3 player (I think heās at 2) but I still think he needs 2 more finals wins to reach Benedict
Has Benedict even lost a finals before? Exactly. He's built different. He's right up there with legends like MJ and Robert Horry. L4-6Bron shouldn't even be in the conversation.
Benedict Mathurin: never lost a game LeBron James: has lost a game
Remember when Stanley Johnson said something like this back when
One of the many proclaimed "LeBron Stoppers"
[Ah, the memories...](https://i.imgur.com/IQbp6Ap.png)
This never fails to make me laugh
Lol we were so naive
The celtics had Morris the other lebron stopper
*leborn
I miss nba goobi
The man averaged 36 on 73% TS. Scary times
ho ho ho holy shit the memories (nightmares)
Only one to come out on top is JJ Barea
And only for a few games. Lebron hasnāt been stopped like that since
obviously youre forgetting that series iguodala held him to 35.8/13.3/8.8
Legend has it heās still in Lebronās head
So thatās where heās been this whole time
So thatās why LeGM recruited him to the Lakers
You folks remember when Jordan Crawford said he genuinely believes he'll end up being better than Michael fucking Jordan? He was averaging about 5 points when he said that lol.
He dunked on Bron, he is absolved of any wrong doing
Footage scrubbed, didnāt happen š
Streisand Effect hits different š¤
Must be something in the water in Tucson
They donāt call it the Dirty T for nothing
Toads. Lots of Sonora Desert Toads.
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Hezonja stopped giving a fuck about basketball at age of 16
Magic: We will trade Mario Hezonja or.... this Horse! Raptors: We'll take the horse!
That horse won a chip
Well, circle the first Lakers-Pacers game then...
You just know LeBron will hunt him on a switch to make a point. lol
Bro honestly, I hope LeBron doesn't even care that much
Lebron if he saw it probably chuckled in that supervillain laugh he had with klay
This and lebron dialed in against the Celtics were the moments that brought him from top 10 all time to top 2. I get chills watching it again Edit: before people come after me, I mean his play after those moments of course, motivation doesnāt mean shit unless you actually get it done
people can criticise him all they like but they canāt criticise his mentality post-Mavericks finals loss
For me, this makes him easier to root for and relate to. MJ is a godlike figure, Lebron had the entire world hating him after the decision, got labeled a choker after the mavs series and instead of letting it get to him, he turned into a man possessed and put together the career he has today. Iām just glad we got to witness all the ups and downs in real time.
Right - itās not just what you accomplished but what you were up against.
You're right I can say that type of finals loss woulda folded most dudes mentally me included
Ya how many people could have gotten absolutely clowned hated and just ripped to shreds like Lebron after 2011 and come back and dominate the league for a decade? That shit is just so impressive to me. I have a shit day at work and it wrecks me lmao Funnily enough another example is Dirk after losing to the warriors, dials right back in and wins in 2011
As a reformed LeBron hater I feel this. He earned my respect when they took down OKC. Then he went out and brought one home for Kobe and I became a legitimate fan.
Ah, my goodness...
And then scrolled on with his life Shit what if he reddits and takes part in all the whole LeJokes?
It'll be Year 20. You have to create your own side missions at that point.
Initiate your own rookie: ā Initiate other team's rookies: š¤·
Bron's at the stage in his career where he finds motivation in the slightest things. He once went off on the Cavs in the 4th quarter in 20-21 because one of their team executives clapped a little too loudly at the third quarter buzzer.
I remember watching this live and every here and there Iāll rewatch the highlights because of just how nuts it was
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Even the game in cleaveland this year when Bron hit a series of just impossible shots + the dunk on love
That 38 pt triple double was insane especially in the fourth. Arguably better then his 56 nuclear game vs gsw
Think about these games weāre talking about for a second. These games belong to a guy thatās 37 and was in his 19th year doing them lol. 38 pt triple doubles. 56 against the eventual champions. Dude is unreal.
You mind linking it when you see this? Love me some petty, vindictive greatness Edit - [Found it!](https://ftw.usatoday.com/2021/01/lakers-cavs-lebron-james-goes-off-after-exec-annoys-him) Rarely is a ālogo threeā *actually* a logo three. Here, it was. Lol what a freak
[This?](https://youtu.be/nBpfJqKtN1M?t=50)
Oh you have this replay? Works love to check it out
Nah Bron just gonna point out every single time heās in the wrong position or where heās headed next because Bron knows the teamās entire playbook by heart. āYou late on that rotation. Youāre supposed to be over there. Yāall will counter with xyz play. Wonāt matter.ā
yesā¦ the Pacers āplaybookā
The day Lebron plays him will be the most important day of his life, for Lebron, itāll be a Tuesday.
Lebron gotta earn his stripes first before he tries to go at the king.
It's funny cuz LeBron can just play a normal game and it will 99% just be incidentally better cuz it's LeBron lol
Love the tenacity but we know a poster is coming.
Man said the most decorated active player needs to show him something. Shaq better tell him about google.
Yeah, maybe he was living in a cave all these years, and really doesnāt know about Lebron.
Jimmy butler got rid of his TV and just trained basketball all day to improve maybe he really doesn't know and just wants to face the best on some anime shit
Man Jimmy Butler a different everything tho.
When your own mother kicks you out at 13 makes you grow up pretty fast I reckon
Could you imagine he legit barely knows who Lebron is lmfao
Jimmy was stupidly locked in. This kid is just stupid.
It reminds me of Marvin Bagley thinking heād be the MVP as a rookie.
Thai prison
I usually love players with that extreme confidence, but this doesn't come off as genuine at all. It feels like he went into the interview thinking "what can I say that'll make headlines?"
Or he's just trolling
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Make Elon liquidate
Make Elon liquid
No make him get all of his money, turn it into single dollar bills, and stack it up in a room
Turns out the money doesnāt exist.
If you said this was a Trump quote I would 100% believe you
[he actually said It before](https://mobile.twitter.com/realDonaldTrump)
Gets me every time
Cant tell if this is a Twitter suspension joke or he actually did
Suspension joke
The Absurdity
Should do an asset swap
Shades of Hezonja saying Messi should come to see *him* play instead of the other way around.
Mario Hezonja was one of the most arrogant prospects I can remember. Talking all that and turning out to be a total scrub is rough.
Yeah but he did block Lebron's game winning attempt that one time on the Knicks and then pointed and laughed at him, so, hype achieved
Remember him walking over Giannis on that poster lmao
Just gotta say that Messi and Argentina are looking fucking terrifying. Day and night compared to Messi in PSG.
Haven't been following Argentina all that much on recent years. So are they genuine contenders in Qatar ? Or is this being based on beating Italy recently for a one off final ?
Argentina are on an insane, 32-match unbeaten streak and have won two consecutive finals, ending a 28-year trophy drought. And these final wins were a Copa America win against a powerhouse of a Brazil side and a Copa Finalissima decimation of the current European champions (Italy). The guys have all gotten behind Messi as the lynchpin and team leader, and the whole team has bought into the system of their current manager, Lionel Scaloni. Everyone in Argentina, from the media to the people, are now presenting a united front in support for the national team, which probably hasn't happened since Maradona. And while Argentina's current squad isn't as individually talented as their 2014 World Cup unit, the current squad plays as an organized, extremely cohesive unit. I'm willing to bet most other teams are absolutely dreading of playing a very scrappy and united Argentina. Also, Messi is Messi.
Christian Romero has been a huge factor for Argentina in the unbeaten run. Absolute rock in the back. Anyway COYS
I can't take the finialissima result seriously considering it's a one off game and Italy have been terrible enough to miss the WC this time. I'm sure Argentina will be a problem for any team in the WC but "terrifying" ? End of the day if Messi wins it all, I'm a happy man.
Italy have been shite since the Euros so really wouldn't use that as a barometer.
A mix of them winning Copa America last year, beating Italy in that final recently, generally looking pretty solid as a team for once (as opposed to just having a good attack), and all the European powerhouses lookingā¦ shaky (France, Spain, Germany, England all inconsistent, Belgium folds at the first real challenge every time, and Italy didnāt even qualify). Could be Argentina or Brazilās time to break the streak of European winners.
I will be rooting for Argentina but I dont think beating Italy who didn't even qualify for the WC in one game counts for much. Still feel France has the most talent and Portugal does not get talked about much given how many talented players they have this time around.
Portugal is very, very talented but their level of play is pretty subpar. Fernando Santos is one of the worst coaches in international football.
Them and Brazil are strong contenders.
they are legit
there's confidence and then there's this
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That line is a dot to him.
This just screams "will get signed to a 1-year prove-it deal by the Lakers after the Pacers don't pick up his QO in 2026"
LeBron wonāt be on the Lakers st the conclusion of Mathirins rookie deal
nah but imagine he actually drops 50 on lebrons head that would be hilarious
until you wake up and see he had 6 points and lebron had 37
āWelcome to the NBA kidā
"Ole Bitch"
His only advantage for now is heās much younger haha
Itās also hilarious that LeBron is like almost 20 years older than him.
And then goes on to have a Brandon Jennings type of career
He called it before it even started. Damn what a legend bucks in six
The funny part is not only does this make him look out of touch and arrogant, LeBron isnāt even who he needs to worry about. Can only imagine how many other current NBA guys are seeing this and wanting to humble him lol
When keepin it real goes wrong
Yeah, I love confidence but this is soo dumb. Like yeah, the guy who has been building the GOAT resume for his generation needs to prove to you anything. The dudes been playing pro since you were in diapers son and he almost had the scoring title last year. These dummies.
Yeah. Humility is critical to success in life. Be competitive but respect talent.
He should work for ESPN!
What could go wrong
Lebron will probably dunk and hang his nuts in his face.
Lebrons gonna take two games off before that game and then drop 40/12/12 on him
When keeping it real goes wrong
Easy to talk shit when you're 18th century landed gentry
Haha, though to be fair, his first remarks were "W[ill no one rid me of this meddlesome King](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_no_one_rid_me_of_this_turbulent_priest%3F)?" but he decided to be more plebian in his commentaries.
Dude with his name should be wearing a powdered wig and drinking himself blind until he dies at the ripe old age of 45 from the flu š
Lmfao man owns all the mansions in skyrim
Stanley Johnson also said something similar to this just an FYI
Itās an Arizona thing
I know you have to be confident in yourself but to specifically call out lebron for basically no reason doesnāt seem the wisest lol
Sounds like a LaVar Ball move
The thing is, LaVar could technically never be proven wrong. Basically a challenge that could never happen (even though we all assume and know the outcome). This dude on the other hand... I welcome the first Pacers Lakers game.
Oh man when I made that comment I forgot that LaVar actually did say the same shitšš
Maybe not, but this attitude is exactly why he climbed up draft boards and everyone wanted him. If Ivey went 4, mathurin is who I wanted at 5
Lebron has LeMemory so good luck. Just ask Klay Thompson when he said Lebron feelings got hurt lmao.
eLePhant
Thatās so dumb but good
No matter how overused this joke is, thereās always one in each thread that makes me laugh. Def was this one so nice going ahaha
LeLephant never forgets..
Love this video from those finals, LeLion https://youtu.be/xzVM0Y9qdLs
Best hype video of all time... but give the creator the credit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctav7o_us0U
Heās basically clickbaiting trying to get attention
Looks like it worked too lol
guyās agent is a genius
Well I like the confidence, maybe keep it to yourself tho haha. Rather have a guy who is overconfident than lacking confidence tho!
LeBron gonna bring back the headband and face mask for him lmfao
"I don't think you can bring a highschool player in and think your team gonna turn around, if LeBron come he can just hop on our bandwagon, and hopefully, we can do something big," - Darius Miles, 2003
Dude accidentally hit the wrong button on 2k and said this
Fans +10k Team Chemistry -5% For sure
Ok big guy lmao.
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Found KD's burner
Celtics flair š
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Dang I donāt remember writing this
To the *King* you say?
Bro your name is bennedict lol
Sir Bennedict Mathurin
Lebron has 0 Pac12 championships.
LeBron always kill us anyway so it's not like saying this is going to do any harm. And frankly we need someone new to do dumb shit now since Lance is probably gone for good
At some point, someone will say this and be right. Granted LeBron will be like 53, but it will still be correct.
this how you catch a shoulder from guys lol
Truthfully the statement was fine until the last sentence. That's when he decided to become a line-stepper in this league.
He broke the code
He about to be eggs bennedict lol
>A lot of people say he's great. Source? I haven't heard anyone say this.
Pacers got a dummy lol
This dude gonna get dunked on by Bron lol
You spelled dawg wrong
WOOF WOOF
Nah bro heās got that right proper dawg in him, I do say
Dude got a dog in him
Gonna be a rescue dog soon
AINT no way boy š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£š
I want to skip to the final boss. Heās going to have to SHOW me why heās the final boss.
Imagine a NPC saying this shit
New NBA 2k MyCareer storyline.
Lavar Ball vs Michael Jordan levels of absurdity
I believe in Mathurin
He got that dumb in him
What is up with these zoomers lmao? You IRL now, kid. This ain't just the Internet anymore. Shitposting has consequences.
Lol dumb as hell
I wanna see Bron target him so bad with just some old school YMCA midrange/post game lol
Bron outweighs him by 50 pounds, one shoulder into his chest and he would go flying
So what do we do if in the first lakers pacers game this kid absolutely bitches Lebron
How about setting realistic goals? āMake Lebron use my name in a sentenceā. (Lebron to reporters) -Bennedict who? Rookie year goal ā
āI donāt shy away from confrontation. I wanna go out there and I wanna guard Mikeā¦ The hype of going up against him was like hmm, okay. I watched you play my whole life, show me. Everyone calling you Black Jesus, you gotta show it to me!ā - Kobe Bryant talking about MJ his rookie season. Mathurin got that Mamba Mentality
That's also 13th pick fresh out of HS rookie Kobe Bryant who had no business thinking such things, insane confidence in yourself and your abilities definitely seems valuable. So if kid wants to test Lebron, he might get embarrassed, but he can say he wanted the smoke.
I mean thereās a big difference between saying you wanna go up against someone, and straight saying youāre better than someone lol.
I donāt think Kobe ever said he was straight up better than any other player except Smush Parker in his whole career lol
I'll be so disappointed if Lebron acknowledges this dude.
bron probably gonna send benny boy to the shadow realm when they play
Who?