LeBron James named Michael Jordan as his biggest inspiration in basketball, while also citing NBA legends Penny Hardaway, Grant Hill, and Scottie Pippen as players who had a major impact on him.
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is widely considered to be one of the best—if not the best—basketball players of all time.
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Today, LeBron is an inspiration to many young players worldwide. But when it comes to his own inspirations, a few individuals had a significant impact on him growing up.
"When you talk about inspiration, there was nobody more inspiring to me than Michael Jordan," LeBron said on the Mind the Game podcast.
"I mean, I think our games would have complemented each other as well. MJ was a flat-out scorer. You know, he was a scorer, scorer, scorer. He had a scorer's mentality," he said.
"Penny Hardaway was an inspiration to me. Grant Hill was an inspiration to me growing up. Those point-forward guys—Scottie Pippen, Penny, Grant Hill—they inspired me. I kind of wanted to be that point-forward," James added.
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