USA TODAY Sports' Jeff Zillgitt and Sam Amick examine the legacy of LeBron James following the Cavaliers' loss to the Warriors. USA TODAY Sports
CLEVELAND – LeBron James never promised a championship when he returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
He only promised it will be difficult to win a championship, and he tried to temper expectations about winning a title this season.
There were several times during the course of the season James privately and publicly questioned Cleveland's ability to compete for a championship and yet without Kevin Love, Kyrie Irving and Anderson Varejao, that's exactly what the Cavaliers did.