Lebron James raised quite a few eyebrows when he mentioned he was jealous of Kevin Durant. So why would the two-champion be jealous of Durant? Well it’s because of how many shots KD takes in a game.
“I get jealous sometimes when I look over at KD and he’s like 16-for-32 (from the field) and then 14-for-34. … Man,” James told ESPN’s Tom Haberstroh earlier this week. “I’m not much of a forced-shot guy. But there are games where I have it going, and then at the end of the game, I’m like, damn, I shot just 12-for-16? Why don’t I get up at least six or seven more? I definitely notice it.”
“First of all, you have to have an unbelievable mindset to get up 30 shots,” James said. “I always think about it, though. If I get up high-20s, 30 shots a game, what could I do today, with the way I’m playing?”
While Lebron is considered by many as the best player in the league, he still prefers to share the ball. Lebron’s assist stats have even matched up with some of the best point guards in the game.
Lebron is currently averaging 25.9 points per game while taking just 16.2 shots per game and averaging 59% from the field. Kevin Durant on the other hand is averaging 29.8 points per game while taking an average of 19.4 shots and shooting 49% from the field. Durant’s shot attempts have of course gone up in the absence of Russell Westbrook while James has players like Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh to pass to.
When asked about Lebron’s comments Durant had this to say.
“Ya’ll blowing that out of proportion, man. I mean, I’m pretty sure, matter of fact, I’m 100 percent sure LeBron can do whatever he wants,” Durant said via The Oklahoman.
“There’s probably a handful of times I shot 30 times,” Durant said. “I’m sure he’s shot more 30-shot games than I have over his career. But I guess the guy is just trying to challenge himself. I don’t know. But you guys are blowing that up for no reason.”
– Shaina Auxilly (@Shay_Marie)
