CLEVELAND—LeBron James stood in front of the waiting media here on Monday afternoon looking every bit the hulking player in his basketball prime.
At 31, he’s hoping he’s only halfway through this playoff run in his 13th season in the NBA, his team a perfect 8-0 in the playoffs. At six-foot-eight and a sculpted 250 pounds, he looks like an action figure in his tight, long-sleeved grey Cavs-issued shirt.
He barely moved as he answered questions, save for a clinching of his face as he considered what was proposed to him from time to time.
Then, the tough one: Did he perceive Kyle Lowry’s categorizing of him as one of the best players in the league, other than Stephen Curry, as shade being thrown his way?