Thanks to a video recording from Twitter user @CJR16255, we now can all see just how Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James feels about Jayhawks.
Speaking to an estimated crowd of more than 1 million Cavs fans after Cleveland’s parade on Wednesday, James shared with the crowd a message he received from former KU star Mario Chalmers, with whom he won two titles in Miami, that mentioned the Jayhawks.
Here’s the Tweet and the video, which features James saying some pretty cool things about former KU center Sasha Kaun, who was a reserve with the Cavs this season and did not play in the Finals.
LeBron admitting he needs our fellow Jayhawks to win titles 🙂 #RockChalk #kubball pic.twitter.com/B6r6Z9PAzz
— ChiefsJayhawksRoyals (@CJR16255) June 22, 2016
I remember when the Heat and Thunder played an exhibition game in Kansas City during the 2010-11 season, James’ first season in Miami. I asked him after the game about Chalmers’ pregame claim that it was Chalmers who would get the biggest ovation in KC and not King James.
James, who said Chalmers had been telling him that for weeks, didn’t even blink at the question and made it very clear how much he (a) knew about and (b) respected Kansas basketball and the traditions that come with it.
Here was James’ quote then….
> “I understand how big Kansas
> basketball is, and, with Rio and Cole
> Aldrich, I know how huge they were in
> college, so I understand. The fans
> were great. It’s always fun coming
> into cities that don’t have an NBA
> team, and they get an opportunity to
> see us live. And to come out here and
> play as well as we did was great.”