LeBron James: “My way of playing is already enough of trashtalking”

Because the end of Game 3 was marked by a little verbal exchange with Jimmy Butler, LeBron James was asked about “trash talking”. It’s clearly not his specialty, and unlike Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, or even Kobe Bryant, he talks very little on the pitch. At the very least, it is not he who will launch hostilities, even if it is indeed he who had provoked the Heat players at the start of the match.

« I’ve always been someone who lets his game speak for him. But when guys start talking, I can do that too. But I always tried to let my game do the talking Repeated the Lakers winger at a press conference. ” Some guys love to talk during a game, and I think that helps them on a personal level. There is always communication on the ground. Personally, as long as you don’t disrespect, that’s fine with me. But I’m never the one to start a trash talking dialogue. It’s just not me. I think my way of playing is already enough trash talking. »

And will he be more motivated after the loss in Game 3 and the performance of Jimmy Butler? Will he try to answer him with an equally huge performance?

« Throughout my career, I never predetermined my game plan. I never went into a game telling myself that I needed to score 40 points, that I had to dominate by my points, or things of that. nature like registering important shots. I never predetermined anything. I’ve never done it in my life. On the other hand, what I have always done is prepare myself. If you are prepared, whatever the match and whatever the scenario, then you are able to make adjustments during the match and have an impact. It’s that easy for me. »