Richard Jefferson Reveals The Difference Between Kawhi Leonard And LeBron James

LeBron James has dominated the NBA since the very first moment he entered it. It was more than obvious that the kid from Akron would be doing wonders on the floor. That’s exactly what happened. LeBron is the king of basketball, but there are still people who challenge his power. We have doubters who say that Kawhi Leonard is better than him. Some even crowned Leonard as the king of the league. There are so many differences between Leonard and Kind James, and former Cavaliers forward Richard Jefferson listed some of them.

“Kawhi is not wired to overthink any situation,” Jefferson told Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report. “He’s very RoboCop, robotic. These are compliments. I’ve seen him with a block for a game-winner, hit a game-winning jump shot, and he walks off. There’s no yelling. No excitement. That’s just his personality. His heart rate never goes up or down. He has shown emotion, but emotion is not a part of his game.

“Emotion is very much a part of LeBron’s game. He has apologized in film sessions for his body language before. He’s an emotional person.

“LeBron is going to be taking everything out, mentally trying to beat you, getting 10, 12 assists and making everybody else better. Kawhi puts his head down and says, ‘My job is to defend, to defend all things, and then go score.’ He does those two things as well as anyone has done them in the game of basketball, where LeBron tries to do five things very, very well.”

LeBron is all about emotions. He joined the Miami Heat to win games. He returned to Cleveland to help the team win a championship. LeBron likes to get into his opponents’ head, and then he dominates against them on the court. Kawhi is just following the mission. Does that make him better than LeBron? I don’t think so.

Leonard and LeBron will meet at Staples Center on Christmas Day. It will be a game worth watching. Both players will get a chance to prove haters wrong. Who will win this game? Let’s wait and find out.