With the NBA Finals still six days way, Cavaliers star LeBron James isn’t quite ready to start thinking about attempting to take down the juggernaut Warriors for the third consecutive season.
After the Cavs clinched the Eastern Conference title with a 135-102 victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported that James said thinking about the Warriors is not something he’s ready to do just yet, and that doing so would stress him out.
“I’m going to be honest, I’m not in the right mind to even talk about Golden State,” James told ESPN. “It’s too stressful, and I’m not stressed right now. I’m very happy about our accomplishment. Golden State, they’ve been the best team in our league for the last three years, and then they added an MVP (Kevin Durant). That’s all I can give you right now, because I’m happy and I don’t want to be stressed.”
Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue, who made headlines earlier this week with his comments regarding the Warriors’ offense, also has not begun his preparation.
“To be honest, I didn’t do not one prep for Golden State yet because I really believe that this (Boston) team is a good team and I didn’t want to look too far ahead,” Lue said. “I’m very happy and I’m going to enjoy it until we play Golden State. With that being said, tonight I’ll start my prepping, and we’ll see what happens.”
According to Windhorst, the only discussion around the team regarding the Warriors had to do with what uniforms there are going to wear for Game 1. The Cavs wore their black jerseys in Game 7 when they clinched the title last season.