Not with this Cavs roster, sure. But swap him for Durant or Harden, and I think the Warriors or Rockets are still pretty fucking good, no?

I don’t love the hands-in-the-air-where’s-the-foul nonsense after every miss, but the thing that really drew me over to LeBron’s side is that he MANUFACTURED a killer instinct. Up through his first couple of years with the Heat, he was a supremely talented, hard-working, amazing player, but he lacked that dead-eyed…

(Oh, and I have a regular-ass crush on Tatum’s adorable mom, who is only a couple of years older than me.)

So tired of the “rigging” narrative. The absolute worst thing for the NBA’s long-term health would be for people to have a credible claim that the league is manufacturing outcomes.

The ONLY knock on him at this point (except for the constant whining after no-calls, which is honestly kind of showy and irritating) is that it’s sort of his own fault that he doesn’t have more help. He’s the best player on the planet, and probably in history, but he had a lot of input into this roster, and it’s…

Celtics fan here. Mildly bummed with the result, but the C’s just couldn’t hit shots, and LeBron had a big game (considering how low-scoring the overall contest was).

I fully expect to see 60+ combined points/rebounds/assists.

Imagine hearing about this at the beginning of the year. “Yeah, the Cavs and the C’s are going to seven games. Oh, and the second, third, fourth and fifth best players on the floor in Game 7 will be Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Al Horford, and TERRY ROZIER.

Yeah, I’ve come to really like LeBron, but he’s just not a great GM or coach.

Busted. I live outside of Boston, but I’m originally from the Midwest.

A couple of those step-back threes last night ... I was like, “I can’t even be mad, he’s just fucking incredible.”

I’m a Celtics fan who has also come to like LeBron, and if the C’s get eliminated by James playing all-time great basketball, I can live with that.

You’ve got to be joking. Love set a screen, Tatum hit him while chasing his guy. If you see something intentional here, it’s because you’re looking for it.

You sound like me, except my mom couldn’t afford a Celtics jersey, and I quit drinking two years ago.

It sounds insane, but I say test it during the preseason and Pro-Bowl and see what happens. Could be gimmicky, or could add a fun new element.

I’ll get banned for this, because not only is he the worst writer here, but he also has the thinnest skin: Tom Ley is Deadspin’s worst writer, but a huge margin.

Thanks, this is helpful/smart/illuminating.  

You’ve actually given me a lot to think about here. And I guess that’s why I think it’s important for men to “have a seat at the table” in this discussion. Not because women, like, need me to tell them wrong about how they’re feeling, but in part because there’s no way for men to understand where women are coming from…

You make a lot of good points here. At times, I get frustrated that people are directing their ire at small fish like Bateman instead of the shitheels like Trump. But then, I’m sort of doing the same thing — quibbling over how mad people should be at whom, which I have to admit isn’t any more productive than the…

I’m curious what you’re actually suggesting here. Are you saying that casting directors who want to work with him should, on the basis of this interview, instead seek out people, trying to screen out anyone who’s ever defended a misogynist at some point in their life?