LeBron James has been labeled as a great teammate throughout his career, but that narrative quickly changed when Kyrie Irving was traded to the Boston Celtics.
Despite winning one championship in three consecutive NBA Finals appearances with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Irving reportedly wanted to get out of James’ shadow and lead his own team prior to the 2017-18 NBA season.
As James viewed Irving’s trade as ‘the beginning of the end’ with the Cavaliers, there have been multiple reports about All-Star players not wanting to play with him on the Los Angeles Lakers.