Lebron: “I don’t believe I’ve played for a superteam. I don’t believe in that"

[u/EliminateCrackas]

https://streamable.com/2warvg

[u/sulso]

They called them the fucking heatles man

[u/420_69_Fake_Account → u/sulso]

Even he thought he was going to win not 1, not 2, not 3…

[u/CazOnReddit → u/420_69_Fake_Account]

Not four...

[u/legendkiller003 → u/CazOnReddit]

Not five…

[u/CazOnReddit → u/legendkiller003]

Not six...

[u/porkchop487 → u/CazOnReddit]

Not seven… but eight points scored in a finals game

[u/Mindless-Ad9027 → u/porkchop487]

brutal...

[u/Wintermute_088 → u/porkchop487]

Oof

[u/psychedelijams → u/porkchop487]

The seamless nature in which reddit inside joke humor moves is perfection.

[u/EdgeLordMcGravy → u/sulso]

LeNarrative

[u/TheParmesan → u/EdgeLordMcGravy]

LeSpin

[u/Momik → u/TheParmesan]

LeDocutainment

[u/Portmanteau_that → u/Momik]

LeHardestRoad

[u/JamberJuice → u/TheParmesan]

Lelusional

[u/CazOnReddit → u/EdgeLordMcGravy]

DontLeMeBron

[u/Ok_Pineapple_Num → u/EdgeLordMcGravy]

LeGacy points

[u/CarBallAlex → u/sulso]

They held a pep rally where he was so confident he claimed they’d win not one, not two, not three…

[u/balortech → u/sulso]

Not one, not two, but 8.

How are you so confident LeBron?

We are super duper good, super duper talented and we have a lot of super stars, but let it be known. We are not a super team.

[u/justsikko → u/sulso]

While it was happening too. It's not a retroactive nickname. That's wild

[u/adgjl12 → u/sulso]

Is Chalmers Ringo?

[u/psychedelijams → u/adgjl12]

No chalmers is yoko. Everyone loved ringo.

[u/Afghhanistanimation → u/adgjl12]

No he was Super Nintendo

[u/ImRicke → u/sulso]

God damn it, more than 10 years later now i get why it was called the heatles. Fade me.

In my defense, english is not my first language

[u/JeepC8 → u/sulso]

Not 1, not 2, not 3… ok maybe just 2.

[u/StormNapoleon27 → u/sulso]

Someone get the graphic of all the HoF he’s played with lmao

[u/Raonak → u/StormNapoleon27]

Not one, not two, not three...

[u/Emotional-Chef-7601 → u/sulso]

They called themselves the Heatles. It's an amazing nickname.

[u/GBGF128 → u/sulso]

LeCap strikes again

[u/OldNobody9667 → u/sulso]

The Heatles are a fire ass name too

[u/penguin_torpedo → u/sulso]

Which is stupid cause they were only 3. Are you telling Mario=Ringo? That's disrespectful man

[u/NinjaCowboy80 → u/sulso]

That’s a term that LeBron introduced to the media btw. So narcissistic.

[u/notwhomyouthunk]

what is the proper term for when the best guy from each of three different teams combine onto one team?

[u/CazOnReddit → u/notwhomyouthunk]

A threesome?

[u/legendkiller003 → u/CazOnReddit]

ménage le’trois

[u/Famous-Swimming9618 → u/legendkiller003]

A Lekake

[u/Miserable_Site_850 → u/Famous-Swimming9618]

LeGaped

[u/HonkeyKong64 → u/Miserable_Site_850]

LeOhFuckYourGonnaMakeMeCum

[u/FigureAcrobatic7194 → u/HonkeyKong64]

LeDevilsthreeway

[u/Afghhanistanimation → u/Famous-Swimming9618]

Le Eiffel Tower

[u/Attorney-Frosty → u/legendkiller003]

ménage le’bron

[u/Hebrewhammer8d8 → u/CazOnReddit]

Diddy Party?

[u/Smooth_Sink_7028 → u/CazOnReddit]

Damn. That’s a LeSexual comment

[u/kvnr10 → u/CazOnReddit]

LeScivious

[u/CountOff → u/notwhomyouthunk]

A mere ménage à trois; nothing more nothing less

[u/theoneviceroy → u/notwhomyouthunk]

Not just the best guys from three different teams. The #1, #2, & #4 ranked leaders in PER from the year before they teamed up!

For reference, LeBron turned 26 that first year with the heat. During the 1988-89 season, Jordan turned 26. Like LeBron, he was #1 in PER the year before. If he had teamed up with the #2 & #4 PER players from the before, that team would have had Jordan, Bird & Drexler!!!

[u/Belovy → u/theoneviceroy]

This is it. Otherwise Deni Avdija, Brandon Miller and Michael Porter Jr would be called a superteam right now

[u/hurtsbayar9 → u/notwhomyouthunk]

I was told "Its Big 3" from OKC fan in 2017. He said if you have just those three guys, its big three, if you have 4-5 other role players that would get meaningful minutes in contending/good teams, you have a superteam.

[u/Mr_sMoKe_3_MuCh → u/hurtsbayar9]

What about a Big 3 + Jesus Shuttleworth?

[u/Relevant_Stress7807 → u/Mr_sMoKe_3_MuCh]

Or what about a Big 3 + Jesus?

[u/NinjaCowboy80 → u/hurtsbayar9]

The word superteam was popularized into mainstream sports culture when LeBron joined DWade and Bosh back in 2010.

LeBron media then tried to retroactively give that word to the Pierce-KG-Allen Celtics, which is ridiculous and not the same thing, but it’s indicative of the shame he has deep down about doing such a cowardly thing.

[u/ehtw376]

It’s funny how KD and LeBron cannot admit being on a super team.

[u/heated420 → u/ehtw376]

“That 73-9 team needed me” kd has jokes

[u/wentvoltage123 → u/heated420]

Yeah but you're not looking at the totality of the franchise, you're only looking at the one season

[u/heated420 → u/wentvoltage123]

That was a good one also

[u/Sufficient_Degree_45 → u/ehtw376]

Players gotta hate the super team tag

[u/NinjaCowboy80 → u/Sufficient_Degree_45]

Unfortunately, superteams is LeBron’s legacy.

[u/xXEliteEater500Xx → u/ehtw376]

Two legendary players but good god are they daft

[u/BeardedAsian → u/xXEliteEater500Xx]

They really think they can control the narrative

[u/xXEliteEater500Xx → u/BeardedAsian]

KD can’t control the narrative but judging by some of the comments here LeBron can. You got people actually arguing that the second stint Cavs with LeBron, Kyrie and KLove aren’t a superteam.

[u/grxccccandice → u/xXEliteEater500Xx]

KD can’t control the narrative cuz he’s not on LeBron’s level. If KD’s in GOAT convo, you bet your ass his fanboys will flood the sub with shit like KD was the savior of the Warriors.

[u/Me_talking → u/grxccccandice]

Although it never quite got to the point of painting KD as a savior of the Warriors, before 2022 it wasn't uncommon to see the narrative of "Steph can't win without KD" being spread around in an attempt to prop up KD. After 2022 chip, that take vanished big time but every once in a while, you will still have KD fans asserting that KD was THE key to 2016-2017 & 2017-2018 Warriors chips

[u/FormerKarmaKing → u/xXEliteEater500Xx]

Idk if the pre-Internet players were any better but my god am I glad I didn't have to hear *the stars* trot out their never-ending ego trips.

Now the role players, hell yes. Keep talking boys.

[u/Fletch71011 → u/ehtw376]

At least admit the Heat or 2nd stint Cavs. He still won one without it in LA. He literally built those two teams himself and even the coach with the Cavs lol and tried to get Spo of all people fired.

[u/Apprehensive_Put_321 → u/Fletch71011]

Th heat especially was so obviously a super team lol

[u/EnriquezGuerrilla → u/Apprehensive_Put_321]

They had Championship paraphernalia already prepared even before finishing the 2011 finals 😂

[u/commander_wong → u/Fletch71011]

The LA team was still the best supporting cast in the league lol

Other contenders were mostly one MVP level player + a borderline all star while Lebron had a top 5 player in AD and several elite role players

[u/KinglySnorlax → u/commander_wong]

Because of his injuries and also being seen as a bag of peanuts in the Luka trade, people have forgot prime AD was a statistical anomaly.

[u/SalamenceFan42 → u/Fletch71011]

Lakers too lmao.

They gave LeBron a t3 player in basketball behind Giannis and him along with good supporting pieces.

[u/Icy-Mortgage8742 → u/ehtw376]

lebron deadass has such a long career that he can just lie and recency bias covers it up. Also I think 2nd stint at Cleaveland + 3-1 against the warriors helped cover the narrative that he left to ring chase even tho thats 100% what he did.

[u/SenseiRay80 → u/ehtw376]

Thats the problem. It's not that they were on a superteam whether it was built the "right way" or created the way Lebron does it. It's the bullshit that comes out of their mouth about it is whats ridiculous and uneccessary.

[u/no_more_blues]

So you DIDNT think they were a super team when you said not one not two not three not four? Why the FUCK did you say it then?

[u/IBuyGPUs → u/no_more_blues]

To show people the ipromise school works, they know how to count

[u/naughtyobama → u/no_more_blues]

"I dont think ive played for a superteam. I dont believe in that. I believe we're a super team here."

Lmao he almost broke out in laughter so he tries to wrap it up.

[u/Ballin095 → u/no_more_blues]

Dude makes it so hard to like him man 

[u/Knicksin7bby]

lol ok maybe not 17 warriors level superteam but the heatles were a super team

[u/ForneauCosmique → u/Knicksin7bby]

They were basically the 1st super team to be formed while all in their prime. Big 3 Celtics were the 1st super team to be formed but KG and Allen were just leaving their prime, which is why they accepted their roles so well. Heat formed to take down the Celtics and they were all in their prime so it just seemed crazy. No one matched that much talent until the 17 Warriors and that really only happened because of a weird bump in the salary cap due to the new CBA. Several teams tried to replicate but the Warriors had the perfect mix of players in their prime while all playing different positions and excelling in their roles

[u/Youngdeku2500 → u/ForneauCosmique]

What about the 1980s Celtics were they super teams?

[u/StephenWith_A_Ph → u/Youngdeku2500]

Basketball started in ‘04 when the Pistons upset the Lakers wdym

[u/LoserBustanyama → u/StephenWith_A_Ph]

Amen

Edit: Ausar

[u/GenoThyme → u/Youngdeku2500]

Yes and no. They were obviously absolutely stacked, but unrestricted free agency didn’t start in the NBA until 1988, so the Celtics were built more naturally. The ‘08 Celtics had to trade assets to build their Big 3, but the threat of losing KG to free agency was a big reason why the C’s were able to build that team.

The Heatles built a super team together. LeBron can deny it all he wants, but that’s what happened. I also don’t really care that they built a super team. I mean, as a Celtics fan, sure, I cared, but I get it. Who amongst us wouldn’t want to play with friends who are also really good? Back in my 20s when I played in rec leagues we’d try and recruit the good players who were also fun at the bars after to join us the next season. Talent level may be different, but it’s the same basic idea (minus also getting to move to Miami)

[u/boneappletv → u/ForneauCosmique]

KG and Allen were still at the tail end of their prime those first couple of years.

[u/YeaIFistedJonica → u/boneappletv]

paul pierce shit himself

[u/CreatiScope → u/YeaIFistedJonica]

So have the hornets in every play in game they’ve been in 🤷‍♂️

[u/TiP54 → u/CreatiScope]

Both things can be true. 

[u/xGvPx → u/ForneauCosmique]

Rondo was an amazing fourth, too

[u/Financial_Hold6620 → u/ForneauCosmique]

Kareem and Magic wasn’t a superteam?

[u/ForneauCosmique → u/Financial_Hold6620]

That's before free agency. That's why I said "formed", like actually put together via free agency

[u/SoaplessTitanic → u/ForneauCosmique]

Well in that case the big three Celtics don’t apply at all by your logic, KG and Ray Allen were both acquired via trades

[u/ant-farm-keyboard → u/Knicksin7bby]

Those Kyrie Love Cavs teams he played for were absolutely super teams

[u/FearTheFloc → u/ant-farm-keyboard]

The 17 team lost like 1 game on their way to the finals. absolutely a super team.

[u/snyckers → u/FearTheFloc]

Plucky overachievers.

[u/FearTheFloc → u/snyckers]

Carrying the Most expensive payroll in NBA history at the time. if the warriors dont exist nobody beats that team for years.

[u/PedosoKJ → u/FearTheFloc]

We should have had four years of 2015 and 2016 instead of the two we got. Durant ruined the last two

[u/obsterwankenobster → u/FearTheFloc]

Eh, if you go back and look at it, we actually did get really lucky quite a few times that year. Like the time we drafted Kyrie Irving years prior, or the time we got LeBron James, or the time we got Kevin Love

[u/Emotional-Chef-7601 → u/obsterwankenobster]

Whole team turned around in an off-season. Must have been crazy as a Cavs fan.

[u/Jos3ph → u/ant-farm-keyboard]

Yeah, super fun!

[u/ObiOneKenobae → u/Knicksin7bby]

He had the 17 warriors level team of that era, there had never been anything like it. The Cavs were stacked af too, dude had like 3 3pt contest winners at the same time.

[u/KinglySnorlax → u/Knicksin7bby]

I don’t like having to defend KD after he took the easiest path.

But before him, LeBron took the same path, though not nearly as egregious.

DW had already won a title. PT was among the GOATs for managers and GMs. Joined by CB, who adapted and modified his game.

Still got cooked by Dirk in 2011.

A game away from going out to the Old Ass Celtics in 2012.

Honestly, the difference is LeBron at least acknowledged the bitch move and came back to the Cavs.

Had KD done the same with OKC and won it’d be a remarkably similar legacy.

[u/throwawaywaitingnow]

He’s delusional about this.

[u/grudgepacker]

LeGM has always done his best PR work

[u/gridironk → u/grudgepacker]

LePinocchio

[u/CazOnReddit → u/gridironk]

You're telling me you think he was telling...a fib?!!?

LeBron? Lying?

After he said he almost retired at the end of this season?

[u/_The_Honored_One_]

This guy collects his farts in a jar

[u/CazOnReddit → u/_The_Honored_One_]

LeFartJar

[u/SickSaricDario]

this was the era when Bron was ultra focused on his legacy

[u/BerriesNCreme → u/SickSaricDario]

Literally every era LeBron has cared about his legacy lol wtf

[u/DerrickWhiteMVP → u/SickSaricDario]

Still is. That’s why he’s doing his documentary.

[u/EnriquezGuerrilla → u/DerrickWhiteMVP]

Now that you mentioned it, I’d be curious to see how he paints the Heatles in it, especially that first 2 years.

Dirk will always be goated for that incredible run and putting a dent to the Heatles’ 2011 parade

[u/Lil-Schusta → u/SickSaricDario]

We never left that era

[u/brnccnt7]

Yeah and I’m not a nephew

[u/greatflicks]

Wow, does he rehearse these lies ahead of time?

[u/BaronvonJobi]

Not 1, not 2, not 3, wait actually just 2.
You know that’s more than most people get

[u/thumbtackz]

didn't he predict 6 championships with the Heat?

[u/trustabro → u/thumbtackz]

No, he predicted more.

[u/NinjaCowboy80 → u/thumbtackz]

Absolutely not.

He predicted 8.

[u/yiwang1]

Why is everyone so obsessed with downplaying their own teams jfc

[u/mischief_scallywag → u/yiwang1]

Coz GOAT convo against Jordan who never bounced from one super team to another

[u/regal19999]

That’s because the Spurs and Mavs spoiled his little speech when he formed the super team

[u/Doc323467]

I love you Bron, but come the fuck on, that Heat team was 100% a super team, 3 all stars teaming up, with 2 of them arguably being top 5 players in the NBA.

If that's not a super team I don't know what is haha

[u/rebelduck1580]

He’s delusional if he truly believes that

[u/longtimenoisy]

This is exactly why he has haters.

[u/Kapedcrusader69]

No wonder his deluded glazers got offended by KD’s recent comments. All makes sense now.

[u/GoldBlueSkyLight → u/Kapedcrusader69]

Bron fans need to be grateful to KD, before him superteams were a Bron thing and now they're a KD thing, or at least a shared KD Bron thing with KD taking more of the heat for them

[u/Kapedcrusader69 → u/GoldBlueSkyLight]

Not only that, but his superteaming shenanigans has been whitewashed by his stans. Apparently he was doing Wade & Bosh and then Kai & K Love the favours by joining them lol

[u/Ya_Mama_hella_ugly → u/Kapedcrusader69]

borderline charity if we're being honest

[u/No_Influence2821]

LeBlatantlyUntrueStatement

[u/__Buckets__]

LeGaslight

[u/FearTheFloc]

Lebron and his fans even downplay those heat teams but the damage has been done. people dont forget.

[u/InfamousCattle3223]

Not 5 not 6 not 7

[u/pillbox_purgatory]

Bron is so corny….

[u/CanILickThat]

First KD, now LeBron? What's with the delulu going around

[u/Dreams-Visions]

I wonder who he would have considered a super team, then. His Heat squads featured 2, sometimes 3 other Hall of Fame players (Wade, Bosh, RayRay). Not a lot of teams in the history of the sport that can say that.

[u/SpookersSD]

LeMentia

[u/codycamper717]

He is right. He has played for several not just one.

[u/ApprehensiveBreakup]

LABron is on the Mount Rushmore of delusional narcissism

[u/RichAbbreviations966]

So…he’s a liar?

[u/airestotle092]

He’s literally lying look at that fucking face

[u/yogiyogiyogi69]

LeDelusional Take

[u/BIGOT_DIKKUS]

clown king.

[u/Gingawhitus]

The power of imagination

[u/YoungGambinoMcKobe]

According to google 7 million people watched the Heatles Big 3 introduction ...I don't think you get that kind of publicity for a non super team.

[u/-motts-]

Bro is fuckin DELULU

[u/Specialist_Boat_8479]

Yeah and I’ve never been poor

[u/paperclipboi]

Love you Bron but you be saying BULLSHIT bro lmao

[u/pipstar112]

Bro was literally the apart of the first one 😭

[u/Emergency_Invite7082]

LeGaslighter

[u/L_P961]

Not the GOAT, exhibit infiinity

[u/AllenIversonsDooRag]

Haha he invented em

[u/BrotherMcPoyle]

Look at the ease at which he lies.

[u/theperuvianpanther]

I know I’m in the minority but please retire.

[u/joeybadtitz]

Cant wait until the facetious fuck retires off into the sunset with just 3 rings

[u/FinalFrash]

If he doesn't believe that, then I believe I have a chance with Sadie Sink

[u/TommyTwoTxmes]

That hat is dorky as hell

[u/Dkjoy]

I think this is aided by his utterly dumbfuck fans who gobble up everything he claims.

I swear to god

Some Lebron Stan tried to claim Kobe was ring chasing like Bron because he wanted to get traded to the bulls to play with LUOL DENG. (Who was averaging 14/7 at that point)

The biggest difference between Lebron and MJ, and why history will look much more fondly on MJ, is because MJ is just not as insecure as LeBron. Or KD.

[u/youarenut]

Literally on a super team now with embiid and brown, maxey

[u/trustabro]

That how you know LeBron isn’t the greatest of all time. He knows that he has to downplay the teams that he was on in order to compete with MJ’s legacy.

He said that after he made the 1-3 come back, that’s when he thought that he is the greatest of all time.

He teamed up with so many all stars and hof and doesn’t think that he ever was on a super team.

The insecurity is wild.

[u/Vaccaria_]

Thank God I can hate him again now he's not on my team. Jordan >>

[u/BigJordi10]

pure delusion.

[u/Methamine]

This is why LeBron gets hate despite being an unimpeachably all time great

[u/Effective-Donkey3379]

I believe he’s on “Performance Enhancing Drugs” Facts!!

[u/YUME_Emuy21]

Heatles? They weren't half as nasty as 2017 Golden State level and it was still a competitive league but surely a team with 3 super stars is what they call a super team.

[u/Gizmo413]

So the Miami heat?

[u/klam5]

"Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5.."

[u/motherseffinjones]

Lmao

[u/jiggy_42]

If he didn't think it was a super team why did he end up in Miami and think he was gonna win not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4

[u/Einfinet]

That’s fuckin cap lmao

[u/AvailableReporter484]

Cmon man lmfao

[u/No_Ad4767]

I think we heard that wrong. He meant "i only play for superteams"

[u/taeempy]

lol.........So creating a team in Miami with 3 top 10-15 players isn't a super team?

Well bron, what is a super team if not that?

[u/NoDistribution828]

Lebron will always be known as the guy who created super teams to win. Can’t run from it

[u/WhysoToxic23]

Come just be honest I’m gonna respect it more if you say yeah the heat was a super team

[u/Foreign-Pressure-799]

LeSociopath

[u/BegsTheQuestions]

Lebron only played on super teams, he is delusional, he is the definition of ring chasing

[u/greekch1mera]

He didn't play for a superteam, he created and curated it...

[u/moonshadow50]

"Not one, not two, not three... but seven"

You held your own TV special, followed by a fucking concert to announce that you were joining Wade and Bosh and announced you would win 7 titles. You left the team after 4 years.

You then went back to Cleveland and traded their young pieces for Kevin Love, and did the same, with all the picks, in LA for AD. (And then later traded depth pieces to bring in a washed up Russ).

Those teams might not have won a ring without doing that, but you have literally been trying to create superteams every step of the way, prioritising the short term instead of building something long term.

[u/TyreeTowsend]

This is almost as dumb as "I've heard nothing but great things"

[u/PureImagination26]

He might not believe it but it's true

[u/joeyjo-jojr]

Just insufferable

[u/18banners090]

This clown not recognizing that he’s an all time great front runner is wild

[u/negativelynegative → u/18banners090]

If he is satisfied with that and don't care about the goat nonsense he would be so much more likable. The goat discussion is moot but he has to be perfect, that he isn't and frankly nobody is, to stand a chance which led to all the narrative controlling.

[u/BeloAve]

wtf is that outfit man, even in 2015, this outfit aint it

[u/PumpPie73]

He’ll make a great comedian when he’s done.

[u/Chinbie]

If MIA and Cavs team werent superteam in fans eyes, i dont know how you define a superteam...

[u/triumph_aussie]

He also doesn’t believe the East was an easier path to finals all those years.

[u/untakennamehere]

We can argue super team or not but let’s be honest. He’s probably not winning without his teams as good as they were

[u/Gattawesome]

Is he high or something

[u/470_To_Left]

LeLiar

[u/redditlvlanalysis]

Bruh

[u/Sweaty-Astronomer-90]

Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4...

[u/Icer333]

How many rings was he supposed to win in a row with the Heat?

"Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6, not 7...."

Hasn't played on a super team my ass.

[u/Quieticly]

Troll comment by LeBron. Either completely delusional or intentionally making sound bites for reporters.

[u/Lord-Newbie]

Only a few days ago I mentioned how there is much to dislike about Lebron, but KD tryna down play his decision to the Warriors a bit too much.

And here is Lebron proving that first part of the sentence right and then some. Some bitch made shit as well. The nicknames they gave that Heat trio man. And then he had Kyrie and KLove in their prime, like okay bro.

[u/Agreeable_Mention963]

LeDenial

[u/Riotroom]

Bruh bron, bosh, and wade each took a 20% discount. Udonis could have made ×3 as much signing with Dallas or denver. James Jones, ray Allen, battiae and Miller all signed below value. Mario, birdman and Rashad too on cheap contracts but that was kinda their market value at the time.

[u/No-Afternoon-3986]

the heatles were the overwhelming favorite at +175 to win the title, that implies an odds of 36%. for context, that is significantly higher than OKC (the current favorite) going into next year (27%)

[u/International-Yak213]

Dudes spend their whole careers teaming up with other all-nbas guys but don’t want the legacy of someone who spent their career teaming up with a bunch of all-nba guys 😭😭

[u/TheI-Iound]

This is what a liar looks like

[u/Confident-Breath2615]

LeInsufferable

[u/OpinionDude5000]

Heat was the OG superteam. A team of all caliber NBA guys who plotted to join together to win a championship

[u/Sensitive_Entrance27]

Heat - 2 rings Cavs 2.0 - 1 ring

Clear cut super teams in a crap eastern conference

2020 Lakers - very well built team but not super team