Kemba Walker Says LeBron Has Been The Greatest Player Over The Last 15 Years

Kemba Walker has never defeated LeBron James. He’s tried 28 times – no success. Before his 29th attempt at beating LeBron, Walker talked about what it all means to him.

“I don’t know the exact numbers,” Walker said when asked about his record against James, “but I know I’ve never beat him.”

Walker had nothing but praises for LeBron and said he has been the greatest player over the last 15 years.

“What can I say? The guy was the best player to play in my league, in my generation,” Walker said. “He’s been the greatest player over the last, what, 15 years?

“So, yeah. It is what it is.”

Grant Williams remembers the time when he first met Walker after being drafted by the Celtics. The two were talking about their shared history in Charlotte and also about LeBron.

“It was kind of funny,” Williams said. “We were talking about me growing up there, and he practiced at my high school and stuff like that.

“I don’t remember how the subject of LeBron came up and he said, ‘I’ve never beat LeBron in my career.’

“I was like, ‘Dang, for real?’ We should do that this year.'”

Kemba Walker and his teammates joked about his futility against James, but Kaminsky said there was an edge to the comedy: “With Kemba, when he jokes about those things, you can tell he’s kind of upset about it. That’s just his personality.

“He will make jokes about it, but you know in the back of his mind [beating LeBron] is something he wants to do.”

Walker holds the record for most losses without a win by one All-Star against another.

“All-Star against All-Star? I don’t know about that,” Walker said with a smile. “That’s probably All-Star against superstar.”