Gilbert Arenas says Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant would not have taken LeBron's 2016 Cavaliers to the Finals because they lacked his patience
The Cavs finished 57-25 that season, earning the top seed in the Eastern Conference before reaching the Finals for a rematch with the Warriors.
LeBron's supporting cast included Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, J.R. Smith, Tristan Thompson, Iman Shumpert, Richard Jefferson and Matthew Dellavedova.
Cleveland fell behind 3-1 against a Warriors team that had won an NBA-record 73 games, then won three straight to become the first team in NBA history to overcome a 3-1 deficit in the Finals and win the championship.
"They would have got to the playoffs, but those guys wouldn't have answered the call the same because they would have been afraid. You know, J.R. missed three, four shots. With LeBron, he's going to take four or five more...
They'd played with Kobe and wouldn't have shot the ball at all. Like nah, here you go" 👀